[V8] Portland man goes balistic...

[Tim Hollister]

I have a set of injectors, have to look and see if the tips are ok.

--- Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yesterday I sprung a pretty good sized oil leak.  Couldn't tell exactly
> where it was coming from, but it appeared to be valve cover gaskets.  I had
> bought a pair from Bruce about a year ago and decided to install them today
> to see if it would fix my leak.
> 
>  
> 
> Passenger side valve cover was difficult to remove with the fuel pressure
> regulator / fuel lines in the way, so I removed the two acorn nuts holding
> the fuel rail down and pulled it slightly out of the way.
> 
>  
> 
> After changing the oil, valve cover gaskets, and spark plugs, I decided to
> fire it up; it ran like a hairy dog and then died.  I suspected the fuel
> injector gasket on #1 cylinder because it looked very loose when I had the
> fuel rail up.  To confirm my suspicion, I removed the fuel rail again and
> guess what.  No o-ring or tip!
> 
>  
> 
> So, what do I do?  Do I assume that this little rubber piece didn't damage
> the cylinder?  Is it possible to blow compressed air down into where the
> injector goes and see if I can get chunks to come out the spark plug hole?
> Do I replace the rubber o-ring / tip and hope for the best?
> 
>  
> 
> I assume taking it to a shop (parts and labor) would cost a fortune.  If the
> head must come off, I should probably do the t-belt job while I am at it
> (170k).  How much does a 3.6 motor with ~100k cost?  4.2 liter?
> 
>  
> 
> Anybody have a source for the o-ring / injector tip?  Used PT injector?
> 
>  
> 
> I can't believe I gave up beer for lent.  :-(
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance for your advice,
> 
>  
> 
> - Jeremy
> 
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