Cleaning Fuel Injectors w/Brake Parts Cleaner?

[michael.leach@lmco.com (Leach, Michael)]

Problem Found!!!!

you need to use  a *NEW* can of Parts Cleaner with lots of pressure...and
you get the pretty misting action....very impressive

Michael Leach
LAMPS Integration and Test 
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems 
Owego, NY 13827
607-751-7542
FAX 751-6198
michael.leach@lmco.com 



-----Original Message-----
From: Larry [mailto:rocco16v@netzero.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:30 PM
To: Leach, Michael
Subject: Re: Cleaning Fuel Injectors w/Brake Parts Cleaner?


You be right; not enough pressure.

Larry
Senior Engineering Technician
GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics, Inc.
(yes, the same GKN that probably made your CV joints....)

> I don't remember who it was that said they cleaned their injectors by
> spraying brake parts cleaner into the inlet but I tried this and nothing
> came out the end of the injector.  It all just came back out on the inlet
> side.   I was really hoping to do this and see the misting pattern and
know
> that the injectors were fine.  What am I missing here?...do I need more
> pressure to make the injector mist?
> Michael Leach
>