#92188, "Fuel Rail Service Fitting BROKE ! Now what ??" Aug-09-05 05:57 AM by urniche
Ok I was attaching a fitting to the service point of the fuel rail for my fuel press gauge and SNAP it breaks off. Now I have a hole in my fuel rail where the fitting was so here is my question I have the early fuel system with the regulator on the rail so will the OBX rail work? Or should I just try to find another OEM rail or have this one welded?
I had to go to a dyno session yesterday so I JB welded the fitting back on and it worked for the dyno but noticed it was leaking a small amount of gas from the jb weld when I got back home.
#92190, "RE: Fuel Rail Service Fitting BROKE ! Now what ??" In response to Reply # 0
Ok did some more research and forget that OBX rail I just want to keep the OEM one. I do not have time to get it welded until this weekend so is there anything better then JB weld I can use to hold me over that you guys might know about?
#92192, "RE: Fuel Rail Service Fitting BROKE ! Now what ??" In response to Reply # 1
It is unlikely that you will be able to get a good weld on there. The rail is made of mild steel with a brass coating. You should be able to braze to it though. I bet you could buy a used fuel rail from a board member for less than the cost of servicing this broken rail. And I wouldn't drive unless it was an emergency. If it is already leaking, it might just give way on you. You would be in a world of shit if the whole thing broke off. You would cover the engine bay in gas before even noticing. It wouldn't take much to ignite that.
Corbin
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#92193, "RE: Fuel Rail Service Fitting BROKE ! Now what ??" In response to Reply # 2
Originally posted by Corbin It is unlikely that you will be able to get a good weld on there. The rail is made of mild steel with a brass coating. You should be able to braze to it though. I bet you could buy a used fuel rail from a board member for less than the cost of servicing this broken rail. And I wouldn't drive unless it was an emergency. If it is already leaking, it might just give way on you. You would be in a world of shit if the whole thing broke off. You would cover the engine bay in gas before even noticing. It wouldn't take much to ignite that. Corbin '95 ESI-T Now with more power and fewer leaks Gimme fuel...Gimme fire...Gimme that which I desire
No S#@t I had my eye on it the whole time it was on the dyno, Ill just try to take a shot in the dark with getting a hold of a used one but with it having the fuel press reg on the rail that does not make it any easier, oh well thanks for your help.
#92194, "RE: Fuel Rail Service Fitting BROKE ! Now what ??" In response to Reply # 3
if you're using an external regulator anyway (Areomotive, SFMU, etc) then you don't want the regulator on the rail working anyway.
I'd just start looking for another fuel rail, personally.
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