[Shotimes] leaking injector

[James White]

The gasket is a common item @Autozone.  The listing is for a Nissan, but it
fits our SHOs prefectly.

Work load is BAD and have been on vacation for a week but I have this part
number somewhere and will post it, maybe tomorrow..  $2 +/- ?

Would always replace it on a regular basis.

Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   276k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   230k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] leaking injector


> I have found that the thermostats that have the rubber seal around the
valve
> disk don't last long.  A little over a year ago I replaced the thermostat.
> The thermostat I bought was a genuine Ford part that had a rubber gasket
> around the valve disk.
> During the summer I replaced the radiator.  Just for a fluke I dismantled
> the old one.  I found what I thought was some kind of sealant that was
> clogging several of the lower tubes.
> A month ago I replaced the thermostat because the car wouldn't maintain
> temperature.  When I pulled out the thermostat most of the rubber seal was
> missing from the disk.  That is when I figured out what the pieces that
were
> clogging the radiator were.
>
> Jim
> '93 MTX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] leaking injector
>
>
> > A bad thermostat can cause mileage to drop from around 28-30
> > on the highway to 22-24?  I have heard this kind of drop
> > from a lot of people.  Not a slight drop.
> >
> > It does appear that this is not a thermostat problem, but he
> > should consider it anyway, I have put in thermostats and had
> > them go bad right away, and others have lasted just a few
> > months.  Many People have put in several before getting one
> > that would last more than a year.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> > D Potter wrote:
> > > Don,
> > >
> > > About a month back I replaced a leaky injector in my dad's stang after
> > > identifying it via the cylinder balance test. His symptoms were poor
gas
> > > mileage, and hard start issues, and a *slight* loss of power. With a
> stuck
> > > open thermostat, the symptoms shoud be excessive temp guage
fluctuations
> on
> > > the cool side, a *slight* loss of gas mileage and slightly bettter
> throttle
> > > response and power under non-WOT condittions.
> > >
> > > DP
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