Or just delete it, I removed the 9th injector long ago.
[project from Hell]new fuel injectors for '88
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
Likes: 304
From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
[project from Hell]new fuel injectors for '88
Finally I decided it was time to install the new 23lb/hr Accel fuel injectors on such a beautiful day.
Things were going pretty well and looked like an "early" button up...till the pressure line to the fuel rail started to cross-thread. That took over an hour and numerous attempts to get the damn pipe bent just right so the nut would hand start....
Finally got the two fuel lines installed leak free, primed the fuel rail to leak check and (of course) the 9th injector line to the LH rear of the rail was leaking....
All I had was a small thin O-ring; not suffienent to stop all leaking, of course...
Tomorrow it's off to Lowe's plumbing section in search of a rubber gasket/O-ring to seal that damn 9th injector port. I know it should be fuel-proof rubber but plumbing supplies will have to do....again.
Things were going pretty well and looked like an "early" button up...till the pressure line to the fuel rail started to cross-thread. That took over an hour and numerous attempts to get the damn pipe bent just right so the nut would hand start....
Finally got the two fuel lines installed leak free, primed the fuel rail to leak check and (of course) the 9th injector line to the LH rear of the rail was leaking....
All I had was a small thin O-ring; not suffienent to stop all leaking, of course...
Tomorrow it's off to Lowe's plumbing section in search of a rubber gasket/O-ring to seal that damn 9th injector port. I know it should be fuel-proof rubber but plumbing supplies will have to do....again.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 35,065
Likes: 0
From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Finally I decided it was time to install the new 23lb/hr Accel fuel injectors on such a beautiful day.
Things were going pretty well and looked like an "early" button up...till the pressure line to the fuel rail started to cross-thread. That took over an hour and numerous attempts to get the damn pipe bent just right so the nut would hand start....
Finally got the two fuel lines installed leak free, primed the fuel rail to leak check and (of course) the 9th injector line to the LH rear of the rail was leaking....
All I had was a small thin O-ring; not suffienent to stop all leaking, of course...
Tomorrow it's off to Lowe's plumbing section in search of a rubber gasket/O-ring to seal that damn 9th injector port. I know it should be fuel-proof rubber but plumbing supplies will have to do....again.
Things were going pretty well and looked like an "early" button up...till the pressure line to the fuel rail started to cross-thread. That took over an hour and numerous attempts to get the damn pipe bent just right so the nut would hand start....
Finally got the two fuel lines installed leak free, primed the fuel rail to leak check and (of course) the 9th injector line to the LH rear of the rail was leaking....
All I had was a small thin O-ring; not suffienent to stop all leaking, of course...
Tomorrow it's off to Lowe's plumbing section in search of a rubber gasket/O-ring to seal that damn 9th injector port. I know it should be fuel-proof rubber but plumbing supplies will have to do....again.
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
Likes: 304
From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
Word of caution.....don't drop a screw down the hole.
How close are you to the highway again???I was quick and cautious while the injectors were out; only had to pull the RH runners and loosen the LH side to pull the rail. Of course I stuffed paper towels into the base ports soon as the runner was removed...
Or just delete it, I removed the 9th injector long ago.
Last edited by 65Z01; Apr 22, 2008 at 07:55 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,934
Likes: 3
From: Citrus Heights California
I wouldn't get rid of the cold start injector. Be very careful with gas. I would get the proper O-ring from an auto parts store.
Last edited by Kool88vette; Apr 22, 2008 at 08:04 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 35,065
Likes: 0
From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Should be on the road by next week. I stopped by today and they're waiting on the new rod and piston. The head isn't back yet.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 35,065
Likes: 0
From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
Likes: 304
From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
Hey, when I get goin' I'll take a ride up to Blau.....for lunch...
After trying Lowe's, two auto parts stores finally at a hardware store I found a rubber gasket that I was able to machine with my Dremel to seal up that damn 9th injector pipe.
You were right about it being so much easier w/o that damn AIR plumbing, gees what a deal with all that.
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
Likes: 304
From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
Buttoned up, clean and ready to go Sat; only a slight "tic" due to partly stripped EGR tube bolt into intake base...
The scanner shows she's running a little rich (965mV) at WOT but the Int shows 128 at idle so I'll wait to see what the time slips show before playing with fuel pressure.
The SOTP impression is a lot better throttle response and more power; I'm anxious to get some time slips now...
The scanner shows she's running a little rich (965mV) at WOT but the Int shows 128 at idle so I'll wait to see what the time slips show before playing with fuel pressure.
The SOTP impression is a lot better throttle response and more power; I'm anxious to get some time slips now...
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
Likes: 304
From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
Follow up....based on 9 passes down the 1/4 mile Sat 4/26:
1-no gain in launch, i.e. short time was the same
2-no gain in trap speed nor drop in ET
3-smoother idle
4-no more bogging on launch....
No 4 was worth the price and the effort, as I scored 1st round wins in each of the two (double-header) Corvette Challenge events...
1-no gain in launch, i.e. short time was the same
2-no gain in trap speed nor drop in ET
3-smoother idle
4-no more bogging on launch....
No 4 was worth the price and the effort, as I scored 1st round wins in each of the two (double-header) Corvette Challenge events...
