Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: awolff280sl on May 24, 2008, 16:06:48
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I finally managed to open up the clogged fuel jet nozzles in my cold start device after a week of soaking, air pressure, and heat. However, the jet nozzles' "housing" has come out of the small brass(?) pipe/tube that holds it. I don't know what is supposed to secure the jets from slipping out of the tube. There are no threads. When I insert the jets' housing back into the tube, it is loose enough that the fuel pressure would pop it into the manifold.
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Hi Andy,
Been a long time since I worked on mine. Could be the material is brass and the fitting can be soldered to hold it in place. Not sure.
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I'm trying some Permatex high temp sleeve retainer. I'll test it out before putting the CSV back. I've got a feeling that something like that may have been originally used because I can find no other means that this nozzle was held in place originally, AND it wasn't until I heated it that it loosened. I never pryed or torqued it so there is no deformation. The tolerance is pretty good still, sort of an interference fit, and I think the sleeve retainer stuff may work.
Any other/better ideas?
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Maybe try running a thread tap into the hole to knurl fit it a little. Or maybe try to thread the brass jet to get a little knurl there also. I think you need some friction fit in addition to the glue.