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On Sat, 2002-04-13 at 12:57, Jim Adney wrote: > > It is best if all 4 injectors are the same version. Black ones were used in 68-9 > and have the last 3 Bosch digits 001. Yellow ones superceeded the black > ones in 70 and have the last 3 digits 007. Both styles originally came with > plastic caps over the nozzles which made the needles almost flush with the > end. The plastic caps can easily be removed, and this makes the needles > stick out. If this is the only difference, I wouldn't worry about it. If you have a > metal nozzle with a flush needle, then the needle is actually broken and > should probably be replaced. > > Black ones have not been available new for many, many years. > I hate to correct you Jim, but, the early injectors did NOT have a cap over the end, and the point of the needle, DID stick out. That is one reason they changed them, was to protect the needle on the injector. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org