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> Anyway, fuel tank's all clean now (it wasn't really dirty to begin
> with, but all the water should be out now). I have the car on jack
> stands so I can get to the fuel filter, which itself is being very
> difficult. I'm got the bottom line off no problem, but the top line is
> being difficult and won't budge. I've been following the fuel filter
> thread; hopefully I'll be able to know it loose.
Found a friend with an air ratchet and got the fuel filter off and
replaced. I think everything looks fine now; injectors and plugs tests
appeared successful.
I'm trying to put the sparkplugs back in (which seems simple
enough...), but for some reason the two nearest the passenger
compartment start to become somewhat tight at around 7-12 ratchets
(about 1/4 revolution), then get very tight around 15-25 ratchets, not
wanting to go much beyond that. The other four went in easily in 35-45
ratchets, with a firm stop once fully seated. I tried swapping plugs
and sockets and got the same results, so it seems to be the sockets.
When I put the caps on the plugs at this depth, they don't go all the
way down -- no water seal.
Any suggestions?
Also, there's the metal pipe that goes from the inlet manifold to the
cold start valve (I believe I have those names right). I removed the
cold start valve so I could get to the injectors/plugs more easily.
However, I notice now that the pipe moves very, very easily -- in fact,
I could effortlessly extract it from the engine. I put it back where I
think it goes, but it does seem to lock in at any point well. I'm a
bit perplexed; I think there's supposed to be an O-ring that holds it
in place, at least if I'm reading the workshop manual correctly. The
pipe does not appear to be damaged; it looks like there's a clean-ish
end that is cut at an angle.
Anyway, this doesn't seem too good...
Thanks again
-- Joe
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