Check New Injectors Before Installation (HSN 0599-05)
Publication date: 1999-05-01Reference number: HSN 0599-05
CHECK NEW INJECTORS BEFORE INSTALLATION
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
Reference Number(s): HSN 0599-05, Date of Issue:
May 1999
CHECK NEW INJECTORS BEFORE INSTALLATION
Model(s): 1985-99 Honda Models
Category: Honda Service News
Bulletin No.: HSN 0599-05
Date: May 1999
NOTE:
This topic also appeared in the January 88 S/N.
DESCRIPTION
Replacement fuel injectors come with rust inhibitor inside them. If injectors sit for a long time on the shelf, the rust inhibitor can cause them to "gum up" and stick.
So before you install any new injector, take a small, flat-tip punch and gently push down on the injector's pintle. Don't push too hard, or you'll damage the injector. See Fig 1 . As long as you can feel and hear the pintle clicking when you push it, the injector will work fine when you install it.