Injector O-rings; hood release cable

[James McColl]

Makes sense. Saving this.

Now we can fight about my use of spacers on the rear of my 240sx in the
other email thread, Chris ;)

On Wednesday, 19 September 2018, Christopher Scarpulla <cscarpulla at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Always lube those o-rings before installing them. Vaseline works fine.
> Twist the injector as you push it down, then alternately tighten down the
> cap screws to drive it home.
>
> C
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 10:48 AM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Last week my car suddenly started running rough again, in a familiar way.
>> Smell of fuel under the hood and no change when I unplug the #1 injector,
>> pull injector out before work this morning and predictably find another
>> torn O-ring. Replace with new, good to go. But I swear I already replaced
>> that O-ring earlier this year. Why might this be recurring? I check the
>> lower seat with my finger before reinstalling to make sure it's clean. Is
>> it highly sensitive to the injector being put in straight? Should I be
>> tapping it down into the seats with a mallet before tightening the cap
>> down?
>>
>> Meanwhile, I have to push the front of the hood up with a wedge before I
>> can pop the hood with the release. I could maybe move the latch down enough
>> to address this, but that would just be a band-aid. Is there any adjustment
>> in the release cable? I can't see any. And how can I even lube the thing?
>> The horizontal track immeditately below the latch makes it seemingly
>> impossible to get lube anywhere near that thing.
>>
>> David
>> Chicago
>>
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