injector caps..

[stangster50]

say i cracked a couple of the little orange caps at the tip of the injectors... would it be cool to use them like this? what is the purpose of them? worst case?
if its not good.. ive heard of injector re-build kits.. where would i get one?

thanx in advance..

 

[montegoman351]

Not so good, I wouldn't recommend you use the injectors untill you get replacement caps. Go to eBay stores, Mr.Injector store, order you a rebuild kit. Replace all the o-rings, filters, spacers and caps.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fuel...88129712QQihZ009QQitemZ190088129712QQtcZphoto

I just got done rebuilding my 24lb'ers, and I rebuilt my 19lb'ers a long time ago. I am very pleased with the quality, and ease of rebuild.

 

[302RollinHard]

Great seller on ebay. I think you use a 10mm socket to press on the new caps.

 

[montegoman351]

yup

 

[armyjon]

i agree with everybody else tried to use injectors that had cracked caps not a good idea.

 

[kpack5982]

Just posted this in another post, but if you boil the caps in water they snap right on without breaking, which happens a lot if you don't, trust me!

 

[stangster50]

does that go for installing new one too? or just old ones.. i just bought the ebay kit..

they cracked, taling them out from sitting in there for so long..

 

[Busted07]

if you cant wait, just go to pep boys and get thier kits. thats what we did on my buddies car.

 

[jrichker]

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