[T3] Engine bolted in good news bad news

[Dennis Stiefel]

That seems odd, because in 44 years, I've only seen 1 or 2 injectors that
actually leaked out thru the electrical connection. Are you SURE the leak is
not thru the short hose that's crimped onto the injector? 
Leaky hoses there are VERY common. You can carefully cut thru the crimp
ferrule and replace that hose with something newer. There's a normal hose
barb underneath there, so be careful not to cut thru the rubber and into
that fitting.

Not quite as common are leaks where the molded plastic meets the steel
injector body. If your leaks are there, there are O-rings inside which have
dried out and shrunk. You can't get in there to replace them, but if you let
them soak in gasoline, they often swell back up and seal. The easiest way to
do this is to just run the engine for a few seconds a couple times a day for
a week.

I have new and good used injectors. New ones are $50, used ones are half
price.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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All 4 of the injector dose the same thing as the one in the video I just
posted.  I remembered this happening when I was a kid and dad would have to
take it to the dealer and have a new set of injectors put in it on a couple
occasion.  Maybe they get hotter down here and causes this?  But these have
been sitting up for 32 years.  I soaked them in kerosene when we first took
them out 2 years ago and that where they have been till we installed them
recently in the new engine. Any way can't cry over spilt milk or gas in this
case. I'll send you a pm in a bit.

Dennis