[urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head

[Bill Bennett]

as my normal behavior, the valve adjustment thing and Steve B,,, whoops! I
will shut up now. Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at computer-er.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:10 AM
Subject: RE: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head


>   They finally came out.  I had been trying to get the last one (cylinder
5)
> out and it just spun, the other ones actually came out fine once I
realized
> (read: was told repeatedly) that they were threaded.  The insert on 5 was
> sort of a pain, but they all came out eventually.
>   Anybody have any advice on how to shim out solid lifters?
>
>   _____
>
> From: Ben Swann [mailto:benswann at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:03 AM
> To: thatcher.hubbard at computer-er.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com; Ben Swann
> Subject: RE: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head
>
> Ya, that is what I had to do once on similar VW head - pssibly an AUDI one
> too, but don't recall which one.  Need to be careful not to cut into the
> aluminum of the head - once the cut goes through, they may then be
unscrewed
> as the cutting seems to break them loose.  Consider replacing with the
brass
> injector inserts - if I recall they were a direct substitute and not
> expensive.
>
> Ben
>
> [From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at computer-er.com>
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> Okay, now I'm starting to worry then.  I can twist them pretty easily but
> the never come out any further.  It's like they're press fit in, with a
> ridge somewhere on the injector holder.  I guess I'll just cut 'em out
with
> an Olfa knife.  I'm not worried about damaging the head, just trying to do
> it the fast way.  I've had my car off the road long enough, I want to get
> this thing back together and going again.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Carlier [mailto:p.carlier at pandora.be]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 3:36 PM
> To: Thatcher Hubbard; Louis-Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com
> Cc: urq at audifans.com; urq-bounces at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head
>
> It's 13 mm .
> They are very tight sometimes .
> Audi used some kind of locktite when they put them in .
>
> Pat]
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