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On 25 Jun 2003 at 23:32, C.Rochambeau wrote: > What struck me as odd however, was the fact that injectors that had tested out > good a few times would decide they'd had enough and begin to leak (with the fuel > circuit primed and the ignition off). I think some of these had been in the car. > Is that common? Is there any recommended way to store these things in case they > are not garbage? Submerged in gasoline perhaps ?(taking due caution with the > electrical contacts) One of the things that makes O-rings seal is the fact that they absorb a bit of the fluid they work with and swell a tiny bit. Old O-rings will shrink smaller than their original size if left out for a few months and allowed to dry out. Sometimes all they need is to be allowed to soak up a bit more gasoline again. I've seen the leak after drying out for a few monthis and then seal up on their own once left with gasoline in them overnight. OTOH, Keith points out that they can rust under the O-ring seal, and this won't go away. Leaving them soaking in gasoline is probably not the best thing for them, but soaking in kerosene might be a very good solution. Neither of these will hurt the electrical parts at all. They could be completely submerged. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org