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I don't think I'd worry about the O-rings unless you absolutely want to offer them. They are easy enough to come up with.O-rings will be China molded with USA Viton if I can’t get some from Mexico.
I don't think I'd worry about the O-rings unless you absolutely want to offer them. They are easy enough to come up with.O-rings will be China molded with USA Viton if I can’t get some from Mexico.
The fuel return is a very weak point on these engines. I would be willing to pay up to get a solid fix.would you be interested in one piece billet aluminum or brass caps?
If so, which way would you run them?
This style would be peachy.one set is like the 6.9 style where the barbs are straight across(180) from each other and 90 degrees from each other in
brass with the barbs silver soldered in.
This would also be peachy.the other set is like the 7.3 style with the barbs offset to the side..made out of aluminum this set would be super hard to make and experience.
the brass with soldered barbs is the way I’m thinking of going. Make only the 180 and 90 barb style caps.
Would it really take a new injector? Or could we just do some mods to the existing injector body? Maybe braze a metal cap on, rather than depending on o-rings?Making a new injector aint gunna happen, ...
Changing the o-ring configuration would require machining the injector body ...Let's look at a better sealing solution, a quad seal or double\second oring or???
Yes, if somebody who is rebuilding injectors were to come up with a new, significantly improved cap that would work with an injector that he had tweaked the outside of, he could sell the injector/cap combo.If one could simply turn down\mod an idi injector to accept a new type of return cap this could be good.
Would square rings seal better or last longer? What o-ring material will work bestest for longest?
Yes, if somebody who is rebuilding injectors were to come up with a new, significantly improved cap that would work with an injector that he had tweaked the outside of, he could sell the injector/cap combo.
The fuel return is a very weak point on these engines. I would be willing to pay up to get a solid fix.
Permanently affixed metal caps with hose barbs sticking up at an angle like the Mercedes injectors would be really cool: make them part of the injector. Metal replacements for the chintzy plastic caps would be a good second choice.
Would it really take a new injector? Or could we just do some mods to the existing injector body? Maybe braze a metal cap on, rather than depending on o-rings?
Changing the o-ring configuration would require machining the injector body ...
Maybe stout metal caps and some high-dollar o-rings that would last the life of the injectors?
Maybe have the caps extend down a bit so the bottom is mechanically supported by metal-to-metal contact rather than by the o-rings, which would still provide the seal?
A solution which requires some machining of the outside of the injector body might be doable, might be worth the expense if it worked well enough.
i like the R&D rails, install is a *****, but ive had 2 years leak free service with viton's
i was lucky enough to get a set of aluminum caps when they were available several years back.
i have acquired a few other "sets" for the making in 2 different ways.
i found someone that machined steel caps, with the ID's correct.
but didnt drill them for barbs.
one project for when i have nothing to do..lol
also, one of Justins runs of rails were machined incorrectly.
so they never sealed.
i found out about this, and found a set, bought it cheap.
ive cut them in 8 sections, but need to get them on the lathe to finish them out.
again, its not a priority
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yep.I have seen your sweet set ups!
I just finished putting R&D rails on my 94 turbo truck YES lt was the biggest pain in the ass... the passenger side Hit the turbo and filter bracket so I had to cut BOTH ends down and retap them for plugs.
Did you get the aluminum caps from John(adv)?
There are people who are running old junk because it's cheap, and there are at least a few who would pay for a new truck, if it didn't come with a *** tank and computers. The first group is very price sensitive, and the second group looks at a $60,000 new truck that's a Hecho en China piece of computerized ****, and compares parts for the IDI to that $60,000, and thinks ten or twenty grand to make an IDI like new is a steal of a deal.i don’t think guys want to spend more money on re-engineered injectors that would cost more than the truck itself!
If we were still using stock return hose between modified injectors, there would be no reason not to run a mix of stock-with-plastic-caps and modified.It's a neat idea but you run into the problem of interchangeability. I wouldn't buy them just because then you're "stuck" with that setup. If for whatever reason something happens on the road you'd have to replace everything. Not that it would be likely, but it's food for thought.
SSDT bro!Sup' Bri?