After rebuilding the Fuel Pressure Regulator in my daughter's 2.8 '86 GT, the car will start, idle at 2000 RPM, then die when it goes into closed-loop. It is running very rich.
I want to disconnect the Cold Start Injector's fuel line at the fuel rail. What plugs do I need for the fuel line and the port in the fuel rail?
To plug the hole on the fuel rail you will need an oil pan bolt. I believe it is the same size. When I did mine I just dug into my bolt can till I found one that fit.
To plug the hole on the fuel rail you will need an oil pan bolt. I believe it is the same size. When I did mine I just dug into my bolt can till I found one that fit.
What about capping the fuel line? If the CSI is stuck open, there would be a vacuum leak in the lower intake manifold.
I thought about just pinching the line off without disconnecting it at all. But I would like to cap it and plug the fuel rail temporarily to see if it solves the flooding issue. If the flooding went away, I would just leave the line and rail capped/plugged.
Unscrew The Fitting That Goes Into The Fuel Rail. Take It To The Parts Store And Get An Oil Drain Plug The Same Size. Screw It In The Hole And Your Done.
Unscrew The Fitting That Goes Into The Fuel Rail. Take It To The Parts Store And Get An Oil Drain Plug The Same Size. Screw It In The Hole And Your Done.
Steve
That still leaves the line to the CSI open and a vacuum leak if the CSI is stuck open, right?
You could just get a vacuum port cap and put it on the line from the injector. Even if the injector is stuck open, I doubt it would be enough of a vacuum leak to make much difference.
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Unscrew The Fitting That Goes Into The Fuel Rail. Take It To The Parts Store And Get An Oil Drain Plug The Same Size. Screw It In The Hole And Your Done.
Steve
The fitting that screws out of the fuel rail has a gasket or o-ring on it and it's not a tapered hole (if memory serves me) so any type of screw would need a gasket also or there would be the potential for a leak. I could be wrong but it wouldn't hurt to check first. The gasket from the removed fitting could serve the purpose if it's still good.
Spoon
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7/8" freeze plug will plug the CSI port perfectly in the LIM... Also this is my first winter with the CSI deleted, and I just started my car covered in 6 inches of snow and 6* weather with no problems, maybe cranked a half a second longer than usual.
7/8 freeze plug works good although it take a lot of pressing to do . I found that a 22 millimeter work much better and that can easily be take out for future us . The 85 through 87 Corvette C4 take the same cold start injector .
For the TPI V8 305/350, there exist vendors who make billet aluminum plugs to block off the injector hole. Comes with an O-ring and a mounting bolt. I would search for a link but I'm at work right now.
This of course assumes its the same size opening as on the 2.8.
