Manifold tubes are plastic?!?

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

You guys are talking about the air shroud.

On 4/15/07, Lexan Blanchard <lexan_122874@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK, first "F*@K" for the day.
>
> Charging battery, re-installing injectors, before diving into timing
> (motivation: lasagne for dinner, but not until I can really say I have
> accomplished SOMETHING on Gisele).  I am motivated and armed with pictures
> (thanks Dan Bubb.  I always need pics to point me in the right direction).
>
> Putting last injector in (one closest to passenger side).  Goes in fine,
> but
> I can pull it back out with little pressure.  Look down and there is some
> borwn piece of plastic.  Huh?  It's about 1/3 of the little plastic shield
> thingie going into the manifold tube.  "F*@K, F*@K, F*@K"  I already tried
> super glue-ing back (yes, I have learned super glue, black electrical tape
> and duct tape can be your best friend with these cars, and mine doesn't
> even
> run yet) and it just keeps popping loose.
>
> So, here's the question:  is this really important piece of engine?  I
> have
> ZERO interest in having to get a whole new manifold part thing and having
> to
> take this stuff apart and replace it for one stupid little piece of
> plastic.
>
> Hoping for a positive response on this while looking at the timing,
> Lexan
> '82 8V
>
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