[modeleng] Re: Injectors

  • From: "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:24:47 -0000

When I built my Tinkerbelle I fitted a gallon a minute injector, it only 
ever worked properly once, so I gave it away to a friend of mine & replaced 
it with a 1/2 gallon one  which worked correctly. Reading all the current 
emails I wonder if the trouble was insufficient lift on the clack ball.

E.W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy A" <AndyA@xxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Injectors


> Not so sure I agree with you there. On one of my engines I could not get 
> the
> injector to work reliably. It wasn't until I modified the clack valve, at
> someone else's suggestion, to increase the ball lift that it worked
> correctly, regardless of what make injector I fitted. Until then I was
> sceptical of the idea as well.
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:31 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Injectors
>
>
>
> Yeah, that theory derived from an LBSCism. Old Curly said that a clack 
> valve
> for an injector COULD have a long lift to the delivery ball, as it ain't
> floggin' up & down all the time like one fed by an axle pump does.
>
>> I would not believe that one too much.
>>
>> All correctly designed and made check valves will operate perfectly on
>> either.
>>
>> Next fallacy?  <GRIN>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harry Wade" <hww@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:56 AM
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Injectors
>>
>>
>> > At 11:34 PM 3/18/05 -0000, you wrote:
>> > >I think the item that causes the biggest problem for injectors are the
>> clack
>> > >valves. The balls should have a diffrent lift for either pump or
> injector
>> > - Andy
>> >
>> >    Which one to which?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Harry
>> >
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