February 6, 20196 yr comment_567559 Mass + inertia. Bang the top on the top of your work bench. Then shake it like a tiny shake weight. Here's a note from a guy who did a bunch of work on some Z stuff. He posted a lot back when the internet was just words on a blue screen. https://yarchive.net/car/injectors.html I have problems with the concept right off the bat because I've seen bosch injectors rust literally before my eyes after getting a bit of water in them. I have one here in which, being lazy, I dipped the tip in an aqueous solution in the ultrasonic cleaner. The pintle rusted and stuck literally before I could dry it. JGD] Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr Author comment_567564 giving it a try now (bang top on bench) will report back Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr Author comment_567565 success. Tried the banging, no joy, used a bolt extractor, the drill bit that came with it was a perfect fit, so I tried the bolt extractor, got it to bite used some vice grips to hold it and then bang on them (think slide hammer) still nothing. then I just took the same drill bit and tapped it into the center body (went pretty deep) seemed to catch on something, used the vice grips and in a process of banging, twisting I heard it free up. hook back to the tester and buzz away. put it back on the juice (see the video) pulled a vacuum and it would suck up the PB blaster. I could control the flow by turning it on and off. going t let it soak in the PB blaster for a while with it running. Will try the remaining 2 that are stuck and eventually use cleaner and spray to check spray pattern. Edited February 6, 20196 yr by Dave WM Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr comment_567566 2 hours ago, Dave WM said: is that a threaded hole in this pic? I removed the filter and can see what looks like a hole, maybe that one, and if threaded, perhaps a screw can be inserted to use as a tool to pull back on the plunger. It is the spring. ? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr Author comment_567571 I must have grabbed the wrong pic. it would be the hole observed from the unassembled injector that you would see if you removed the filter and look down the inlet. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr comment_567572 1 hour ago, Dave WM said: Will try the remaining 2 that are stuck and eventually use cleaner and spray to check spray pattern. The early factory injectors just squirt a stream. Pretty crude, disappointing. Volume and balance are the key, I think. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr Author comment_567573 thanks ZH that is what I was thinking. I do a flow test to see volume more than anything. Measure out the amount of fluid over a period of time. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 6, 20196 yr Author comment_567577 trying something new, I have a working injector zip tie the body to a non working. Hoping the vibes from the working one will help jar loose the non working one. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 7, 20196 yr comment_567600 The tip of the plunger doesn't really stick out of the end during normal operation? Like this? There's normally something else covering the outlet end of the injector, isn't there? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 7, 20196 yr comment_567610 Ya the plastic pintel covers the tip. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 7, 20196 yr comment_567611 I think that the tip of the plunger is called the pintle and it's often protected by a pintle cap. You can buy the pintle caps separately. I think that this link below, Z1Motorsports, might be a "Rick-roll" link. The header shows "never gonna give you up" but I have sound muted. Beware. Not sure why they call it a pintle. There's supposed to be a gudgeon involved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle https://www.z1motorsports.com/fuel-rail-and-injectors/z1-motorsports/fuel-injector-cap-early-style-p-3225.html Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 7, 20196 yr comment_567612 Here's a much cheaper one - https://injector-rehab.com/shop/Bosch-Denso-Pintle-Cap.html Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/61540-un-sticking-fuel-injectors/?&page=2#findComment-567612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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