Re: different bosch lower injector seals for 89 spider

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Dan:

I'm getting close to pulling the injectors on my '87 Spider, and my plan 
was to just take an old seal and injector to an auto parts store, to match 
the seal to something generic.  My wife drives a '94 Volvo 850 Turbo, and 
the Volvo dealer wanted something like $12 per seal (that's what one gets 
for buying a 5-cylinder car Swedish Ford).  An AutoZone store had a good 
selection of different seals, and I bought a box of six seals for about 
$8.  The seals weren't shown in any of the AutoZone's listings, so the guy 
at the counter let me look through what they had.

For future reference, if you've never had your injectors cleaned, it can 
make a big difference.  Here's the place I've used:

http://www.cruzinperformance.com/

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's



At 05:51 PM 6/30/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 15:23:17 -0500
> From: "Dan Hagrman" <dan@domain.elided>
> Subject: different bosch lower injector seals for 89 spider
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> My old lower injector seals filled the round cavities in the intake 
> manifold.  I've ordered "lower injector seals" twice now, and keep getting 
> much smaller rubber seals.  The new seal i.d. fit the injector tip well 
> but the o.d. is much smaller, and they are shorter.  I put the new seals 
> in with an o-ring to take up the space.  Anyone know what the story is 
> with these seals--are the bigger seals no longer available, or do I keep 
> getting the wrong seals?
>
>
>
> thanks much in advance.  dan in kc, 89 spider.
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