Injector Caps? Thumbs???!!

[Makdaddymac]

hey all,
i need two or three injector caps, if thats what they are called? the little plastic things that go on over the tip? the stock ones look like they are either originally orange or red but fading has oocured? i broke a few of them pulling the injectors out of the manifold before i took it the machine shop i dont want to have to buy new injectors for those little pieces.......

 

[ryan218]

if i have any there yours. ill go check...

 

[allballsmustang]

there called pintle caps...most auto parts stores sell whats called injector rebuild kits for about $5-10 per injector which comes with new o-rings and a pintle cap...ive gotten them from napa many times... wish i had a part number for ya

jim

 

[ryan218]

i call them nipples...

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

Did a search for jrichker and pintle caps in 5.0 Tech and found a post of his for ya. It's got part numbers and retailers that have them.

The pintle caps hold the O ring in place and keep it from sliding off and into the manifold. If the correct pintle caps are used, they do not have any effect on the injector spray pattern.

Fuel injector seal kits with 2 O rings and a pintle cap (Borg-Warner P/N 274081) are available at Pep Boys auto parts. Cost is about $2.74 per kit.. The following are listed at the Borg-Warner site ( http://www.borg-warner.com ) as being resellers of Borg-Warner parts:

http://www.partsplus.com/ or http://www.autovalue.com/ or http://www.pepboys.com/ or http://www.federatedautoparts.com/

Most of the links above have store locators for find a store in your area.

Use motor oil on the O rings when you re-assemble them & everything will slide into place. The gasoline will wash away any excess oil that gets in the wrong places and it will burn up in the combustion chamber.

The pintle caps fit either injectors with a pin sticking out the injector end or 4 with more tiny holes in the injector end.

Heating the pintle caps in boiling water makes it much easier to install them.

 

[allballsmustang]

yes thats very true, i completely forgot that i had picked up a set at pep boys also one time...

 

[Makdaddymac]

hey ryan i only need two if you got em?

 

[HISSIN50]

i call them nipples...

hey ryan i only need two if you got em?

After you inspect his package, are ya sure you wanna' unwrap and touch his nipples?

 

[ryan218]

hey ryan i only need two if you got em?

yupp these the ends you need?

 

[allballsmustang]

After you inspect his package, are ya sure you wanna' unwrap and touch his nipples?

this thread is getting entirely too ghey for me lol