Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 615791 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:43:10 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.69; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050121054240.HNXA2064.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:42:40 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Injector Trivia Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:42:55 -0600 Message-ID: <000b01c4ff7c$0ea839f0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C4FF49.C40DC9F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C4FF49.C40DC9F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe I paid about $5 a set for "all the seals" for the Mazda = injector at O'Reily auto parts. However, the primary injectors turn easily in the port. Is this normal for them to spin or are they actually the wrong = size? Wendell=20 =20 The injector can turn pretty easily when it's in place. The bottom of = the injector, where it goes into the housing isn't much of a leak hazard, = since there's no real pressure there. I think it would be more likely to have = air being sucked in past the o-ring than to have fuel leaking out. = Irritating, but not dangerous. =20 =20 The top seal is of course the biggie. High pressure fuel is a = significant hazard, but you can test that by turning the fuel pump on without = cranking the engine. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C4FF49.C40DC9F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I believe I=20 paid about $5 a set for "all the seals" for the Mazda injector at = O'Reily auto=20 parts. However, the primary injectors turn easily in the port. Is this = normal=20 for them to spin or are they actually the wrong size?
Wendell 
 
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The=20 injector can turn pretty easily when it's in place.  The = bottom of the=20 injector, where it goes into the housing isn't much of a leak hazard, = since=20 there's no real pressure there.  I think it would be more likely=20 to have air being sucked in past the o-ring than to have fuel = leaking=20 out.  Irritating, but not=20 dangerous.  
 
The top=20 seal is of course the biggie.  High pressure fuel is a = significant=20 hazard, but you can test that by turning the fuel pump on without = cranking=20 the engine.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
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