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Old 06-05-2016, 09:16 PM
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Ok, Leaking is not the right term.

There is a lot of gas.

I got the 784's from the JY a while back. Ordered a rebuild kit for them and today finally got the time to swap.

Cleaned them, changed the filters, and pintle caps, and new O rings.

I had a really hard time removing the old injectors, 3 of them were swollen in the body, and one was actually splitting. Good thing I am changing them now!

The fuel rail was pretty rusty, so I used some emery cloth and cleaned them up. Vaseline around my new orings and put them in.

Same for the engine side, car started up pretty nicely, but when I came around, lots of Gas was coming out. I took the rail back off and inspected, I don't see any issues with the new O rings, but obviously there is something.

Should I just buy a new set of Rings and try again?
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Clips in place?
How long with the emery cloth?
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Clips in place. I kept test fitting the injectors, they went in really snug. Wondering if it was TOO snug?
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Chunk of old o-ring still in the tube?
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Turns out, that a small cut out of an O Ring will really affect the seal! I figured a small leak maybe, but this was a gusher!

Anyway, changed out the leaky rings in the daylight today, and its all holding tight. Thanks guys!

***For anyone reading this in the future, a small rip, cut, gouge, or otherwise could cause a serious amount of fuel to spray out. All the googling I did last night referred to "leak" or finding a leak. There was no need to look for it, this was a significant amount.

Check your O rings, its likely the issue. I used motor oil to lube while putting them in, but the "bucket" they sit in was a bit rough around the flange. Clean it up well.
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GJ. Good advice. Thx for the update.!
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