Re: cracked my exhaust! & injector question

["Paul Krucke" <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>]

     Ahhh, you said the evil word-- Midas.
     
     As for your injectors, the later models such as your 16v have the 
     'shrouded style' injectors with 2 o-rings per injector.  I just did an 
     o-ring/1 injector replacement on my 87 Jetta.  And the old method of 
     grasping and pulling did not work for me.  Since mine was an 8v and I 
     had the valve cover gasket off, I just used 2 beefy screw drivers 
     (left a piece of gasket on the head so as not to mar or scratch) and 
     put the blades under the nut that holds the injector tip to line, and 
     pop-pop-pop-pop, piece of cake.
     
     You can try a similar method on the 16v, although the manifold might 
     be in the way.
     
     Instead, invest the $10.00 in the injector puller tool, as it should 
     make getting these shrouded baby's out.
     
     Here is some other stuff I did;
     
     ******How to make VW special tool (as seen in Bently books) to measure 
     and test fuel injectors.  The thing that looks like test-tubes mounted 
     on the bumper.******
     
     Supplies needed:
     ----------------
     4 16oz or larger spring water bottles WITH NIPPLE
     I used Spring Mountain bottles
     Cable ties if you are a neat freak
     
     What to do:
     -----------
     Remove the white part of nipple from bottles.
     There should be a ridge where nipple sits when closed.
     Using ridge as guide cut off excess nipple cap above this ridge. The 
     opening you just made is just larger than the injector heads. Slip 
     injectors into bottles (you may have to loosen ends at
     fuel distributor to swing lines to bumper).
     Chain cable ties together to hold 4 bottles together as unit.
     
     Testing:
     --------
     Expose mass airflow plate under rubber boot. Put gas in tank
     Jump fuel pump relay and let pumps run for a minute
     Using magent or grasping nut on airflow plate pull up on plate to 
     begin fuel flow to injectors.
     Note spray pattern at various levels of airflow plate Do this for 
     about 2 minutes.
     Compare levels in bottles.
     
     
     
     
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     Subject: cracked my exhaust! & injector question
     Author:  rts@phoenix.net at TGATE
     Date:    10/08/97 12.58 am
     
     
     well damnit....
     
     I knew this would happen..just kept pushing it back in my mind....
     
     last year somehow the hanger bracket broke off (the one near the cat) 
     well after I finally got all my koni's back on my car and set it kinda 
     stiff (I like to FEEL the road) I broke the welding at the cat 
     rear/pipe..so it's off to Midas tomorrow for a weld, and hopefully 
     they have a hanger. Damn it soulds like i'm driving a Nova!
     
     also how do I remove my injectors from my 16v...they just pull strait 
     out right? well my O-rings must be tight as hell because I tugged and 
     tugged and they didn't budge. is there a trick?. I want to test my 
     spray and feul spread.
     
     Ryan
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