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Old 04-18-2022, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Echo1975 View Post
It turns out the sealing issue wasn't because of the thread breaking. Some previous owner had failed to properly make sure the injector seals.

The threads were black and under the heat shield it was curved and I tried to correct it...
Probably too late but:::::::::::: Isn't the seat supposed to be curved? To mate with the convex shape of the heat shield? If you look at the lower surface of the heat shield it is convex along the sealing surface, with subtle ridges to bite into the aluminum head to get a good seal.
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