Re: Fuel injector leak & replacement

["Matt Martinsen" <mattmartinsen@hotmail.com>]

I used a small penlight, aimed just right I was just able to see the top 
of the pistons.  Not the best method to visualize the pistons, but good 
enough to spot a puddle of fuel.  I also thought about taping a small 
piece of cloth to the tip of a screwdriver and swabbing the piston then 
checking the cloth for fuel, should work and may be a bit easier, but I 
had a flashlight handy in the glovebox.  I'd think this method would be 
able to detect smaller leaks, short of some kind of scope.


>From: "Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>
>To: "Matt Martinsen" <mattmartinsen@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Fuel injector leak & replacement
>Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 23:24:03 -0400
>
>I've also got a long crank time.....what did you use to look into the
>combustion chamber?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt Martinsen <mattmartinsen@hotmail.com>
>To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 11:14 PM
>Subject: Fuel injector leak & replacement
>
>
>>While replacing spark plugs today I took a look into the head to look
>>for gas from leaky injectors.  I have a slightly longer than normal
>>crank, sometimes with a wiff of smoke at start up which disappears
>>within 20-30 seconds.  The pistons tops were all dry except #4 which 
had
>>a small puddle, the culprit is found.  My question is is there 
anything
>>inherently wrong with replacing only one injector?
>>thanks
>>-Matt Martinsen
>>'86 5KTQ
>>Seattle, WA
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