getZ Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 This may sound obvious, but I didn't think it would be a problem. I've got a Edelbrock pro-flo in another car and the car sat for a couple of years and the gas turned a nasty hard red varnish. Well... injectors and the rest of the fuel system don't like it much. Half the injectors were not working at all so I dunk all the injectors in a laquer thinner bath and turn the ultra sound on for about an hour. All but one of the injectors cleaned up great, but next time remove all the o-rings. They swelled up, almost doubling in size redering them useless. Doh! Nothing major, but annoying to have to go out and get another set of o-rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HizAndHerz Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 If the o-rings turned to mush, what happens to the internal injector seals? I've had trouble with several "rebuilt" injectors leaking making me wonder if the solvent used to clean them made the seals go bad. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 the o-rings didn't turn to mush, they swelled to almost double in size. At first I thought it was going to be a problem, but after a day they shrank back down to normal. Something about that shaking seemed to let them soak up the solvent. As far as hurting the injectors I think they will be fine. I will find out soon enough when I hook it up to a pressurized solvent and fire them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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