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RE: [T3] running rough (update)


>I have new injectors for $40, but yours can probably be fixed by
carefully 
>cutting off the crimp sleeve without cutting into the hose nipple
>underneath. Then you can just use a piece of standard 5/16" hose and a
hose >clamp to replace it. Remember: You MUST be careful when cutting
off the >crimp sleeve, or you'll make it impossible to get the new hose
to seal.

How should I go about cutting off the hose, I haven't looked real close
but isn't metal?

>Don't try to just replace the one piece that is leaking now. If you do,
>you'll find new leaks in the next fitting down when you put it back
>together. This is inevitable from the disturbance you must cause just
to >remove the injector. In the end you can do everything in 2-4 hours,
or end >up replacing one piece at a time and take the whole day.  

The main hose in the engine compartment looks fairly new and clean, so
all I need to do is replace -ALL- of the crimped hoses on the fuel
injectors or at least the one and two cylinder injector hoses?

Nathan
1970
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