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Old August 11th 06, 03:42 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys
Will Honea[_1_]
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Doug, if you lose a clip just buy a large safety pin that has the same
approximate size wire and bend yourself a new one. It will last at
least as long as the "official" ones do.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:47:12 UTC "DougW"
> wrote:

> Troy wrote:
> > I hope you didn't tear yours down to show me! If you did you have
> > one clean ride.

>
> Nah, I didn't tear it apart. But I do take pictures when it is.
>
> > The o-ring that was being cut when I was pushing the fuel rail back
> > on the injector, this time I lube'd it with some wd-40 and it went on
> > with no problems. I now have no leaks thankfully, but I'm sure the
> > next thing that may have a problem would be that connector you
> > identified for me, thanks a bunch! I would not have been able to
> > find it on my own for sure, was it in the FSM?

>
> When doing injectors or any o-ring work (including the fuel filter
> which has the same type of connector) it's important to squirt a bit
> of motor oil on the rings.
>
> That repair part is shown in the FSM but it's not even in the online
> catalog used at the dealer. It's a specialty repair part that was
> intended to be used every time any fuel rail was off and not just for
> the Jeep. Thing is they never use them so it dropped off the normal
> ordering system. They still have them though. It's just a carrier
> for the o-rings and spacer.
>
> I wish they would have used AN fittings. Heck, next mod will probably
> be custom fuel line. Especially if we go to E85 around here. The
> stock rubber lines/pump/rings will melt with that much ethanol.
>
> What ever you do, don't loose those injector clips. They only come
> with a new rail and that sucker is way expensive. They are also a
> hard to find junkyard part.
>



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