Hello Chaps....new owner

Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Sun May 09, 2021 5:53 pm

Re-seating the swirl chambers is part of skimming these heads....so that will be done to give the correct protrusion and correct the angle.

Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Mon May 10, 2021 2:38 pm

And........I now have 4 very stuck copper injector copper seals.

Very stuck, screwdriver and hammer not working..........any ideas ?

Post by **citroenxm** » Mon May 10, 2021 2:42 pm

I must say I've never changed idi injector seals.. Never had issues with them like some do with modern Di injectors.. But it's up to you.

White Exec · Post by **White Exec** » Mon May 10, 2021 3:55 pm

Good soaking with PlusGas? Maybe some freezer applied as well?

Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Tue May 11, 2021 8:15 am

Tried soaking, tried cold, tried hammer/screwdriver.....they are very stuck. A job for the machine shop then, as I will only end up damaging the seat.

Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Tue May 11, 2021 1:13 pm

Decided not to be a defeatist

After lots of faffing about being gentle I decided hitting stuff hard can be a good thing

So I set about bashing the cr## out of the washers.

This is what I had, not the copper has flowed into/under the lower threaded area, compression, heat & time.

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I took a thin but blunt metal screwdriver and cut 90deg to the washer, rapid tapping rather than hammering "pushed" the copper out of the way.

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I made two cuts at 90deg the width of the screwdrivers blade apart.

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A third "cut" I made at the back, this goes in a lot easier, so again lots of gentle taps with a big hammer

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This moves the chunk

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Pushed out completely

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A few taps at the edge now allows the washer to bend releasing it

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Out.

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Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Tue May 11, 2021 1:30 pm

What "faffing about being gentle" gets you

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Conclusion = HIT IT HARDER
(I will say this until it is broken)

Post by **citroenxm** » Tue May 11, 2021 2:00 pm

Yes sometimes they need a bit of rough n tough..

Well done

Stickfinger · Post by **Stickfinger** » Tue May 11, 2021 2:55 pm

Help me ID these seals, washers etc.....I am assuming the seals are crank shaft and camshaft ? Not even a clue what the washers No2 & No3 are

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Post by **citroenxm** » Tue May 11, 2021 3:44 pm

2 n 3 are what go into the injector nozzle port.. Fire proof seals I think. Not sure why there's two sets..

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