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Posted by: trick-e Aug 14 2020, 05:53 AM

Fixing an injector seal leak, thought I’d replace the elbows. Always great stuff from 914 Rubber, so am wondering if they need to be shortened? They are quite a bit longer than the old ones, and have a sharper angle. The problem is they interfere with the MPS placement. If I try to make it work the elbows are pinched at the curve. Seems easy enough to cut off an inch or two, but that doesn’t seem right.

Thoughts?

Posted by: 914Sixer Aug 14 2020, 06:39 AM

Use your old cloth elbow as a pattern.

Posted by: trick-e Aug 14 2020, 10:16 AM

Agreed. Just seems odd they’re not cut to size. Wondering if I had missed something. Thx

Posted by: 914Sixer Aug 14 2020, 02:57 PM

I had another thought about this. I am guessing you need the extra length to put the radius in the hose during manufacturing process.

Posted by: Mikey914 Aug 14 2020, 04:16 PM

You are correct.
Kind of like a universal hose you can cut to size.

Posted by: trick-e Aug 14 2020, 07:15 PM

Cut, in place, and we’ll fire it up tomorrow.
Thanks for the info.

Posted by: trick-e Aug 28 2020, 02:29 AM

So, it was a leaking injector body, not the elbow. So I’ve a replacement injector, but need to exchange the cracked elbow. How should I remove the crimped fit while being gentle on the injector?


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Posted by: 914Sixer Aug 28 2020, 06:16 AM

I used side cutters (dykes), others use dremel tool.

Posted by: trick-e Aug 28 2020, 11:20 AM

Seemed seems obvious, at least now. Thx