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Subject:Re: Injectors not firing ?
From:Jeff Ensing
Date:Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:15:12 EST

In a message dated 2/24/2007 3:05:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes:

I think  you can feel them opening up better than hearing them.

I got a tire  valve stem and carved the rubber till it fit into the rubber
hose of the  injector. I then filled the injector hose with FI cleaner.
Inserted the  valve stem and clamped it.My bomb was now ready.

I used an old FI  electrical connector for the fuel injector to insure a
good spark free  electrical connecton(This is  a lie-I had gas all over
me). I hooked  up the 12V and then pumped the bicycle pump.  You could see
the spray  pattern get better and better in one stroke of the pump. 1
infusion of  cleaner was all it took, but 3 gave it insurance.

Besides cleaning the  injector,I can say that pure concentrated fuel
injector cleaner needs more  than an erant spark to ignite it.The place was
a mess with  spilled  cleaner.Be careful.I had a running garden hose right
next to me when I did  this.

Thanks Roger !
I took your advice and changed the injectors with some I got with a 1.9
motor I picked up on craigs list a couple weeks ago and it works!!!

Now I will use your technique and try and clean the dirty ones.

P. S.  I didn't get the "read" reference

Jeff  E.
Atlanta , Ga.
87' Westy "weekender"
91' GL "Drop dead  red"

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