[doc] Re: engine

["blackaddertoo" <blackaddertoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

to remove the rest pressure, remove rpm relay and crank engine.

then undo slowly and keep rag handy to catch the fuel.

you can buy acetone from a chemist.

Steve


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd 
<martin@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >  Just saying thanks for the reply. I'm pretty sure the problem 
in fuel related, but I am no mechanic. I was watching the Garage on 
discovery last week and they were testing the injectors of an old 
Jaguar by putting a long screwdriver onto the injector, and putting 
their ear on the handle of the screwdriver, and listening to the 
injector to see if it was working.
> >
> This is a common trick on EFI injectors because they make a 
ticking 
> noise., Ours spray continuously and it has never worked for me :-) 
I 
> prefer to get them out and have a look.
> 
> >  If I took the metering head off, could I soak it in something 
(paraffin?) to dissolve any contaminates? 
> >
> You can try soaking it in Acetone. Do the injectors too, but take 
the 
> seals off first. Ditto the O-ring under the metering head.
> 
> >I would need to drop the fuel pressure in the lines before taking 
it off, any tricks in doing this?
> >
> The easiest thing to do is leave it for a day or two before taking 
it off.
> 
> Martin
>






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