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> From: Keith Laws[SMTP:triumph@tollhouse.demon.co.uk]
> Reply To: Keith Laws
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 1998 1:07 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Re. Injector Strip
>
>
> In message , David Hill <David_J_Hill@email.msn.com> writes
> >
> >Thanks, Gernot, for the gen on stripping injectors, I'll try it.
> >
> >My car's injectors were replaced ten years ago and I suspect that
> they are
> >not opening and closing cleanly. As they are, I doubt they could pass
> the
> >'drip test' and I suspect that a fair amount of fuel is going into
> the
> >engine AFTER the inlet valves have closed. This would make the fuel
> go
> >through the motor without ever meeting a spark.
> >
> >I'll let you know how a strip and clean up affects the
> >performance/consumption.
> >
> >Thanks again,
> >
> >Dave hill, UK.
> >
> >
> I am not sure why you think that any fuel through the injectors could
> leave the engine without seeing a spark. As far as I know (which is
> admittedly not very far wrt PI systems) the fuel is injected into the
> inlets, therefore it will have to pass through the cylinder, and see a
> spark, before it gets out of the engine.
>
> Some far eastern manufacturer is now offering a petrol car with direct
> injection (into the combustion chamber) similar to how diesels have
> been
> designed for years. In this case it is possible for the injector to
> let
> fuel in afetr combustion which would then simply exit the engine
> through
> the exhaust without burning.
>
> --
> Keith Laws
> TSSC Hants & Berks Area~>>
>
Well, in the end it will get into the combustion chamber and
will get out again, but if it runs in rather than is spryaed in (not
aerated) it will rather run down the bores and accelerate wear than burn
or it'll get blown out with the exhaust gases.
Gernot
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