Installed my rebuilt cylinder head and...

[Coasty]

I can't believe i missed this, but the used head i had rebuilt has a nozzle sleeve stuck in it! I was putting the injectors back in when I noticed, ugh. Now I'm looking for a used injector body i can screw into this and hopefully slide hammer it out.

 

[mittzlepick]

Crap iv e er a job for penetrating oil that it

 

[Nero Morg]

Why would a rebuilt head have an injector tip in it still? Lol

 

[Coasty]

I bought a used head from someone, as mine kaboomed after a timing belt event. I brought it to a local machine shop to have it done, and never noticed this sitting in the injector bore (person i bought it from took the injectors out, but left this little surprise). Machinist clearly didn't see it either.

 

[jettawreck]

That's why I dealt with Franko6 when I had headwork done.

 

[Coasty]

Yes, I don't doubt Frank06 would have done a superior job. I was just trying to save a few bucks. Anyway, just wanted to share yet another speed bump in my journey to get this car back on the road.

 

[Coasty]

Update: I ended up buying a used injector, took it apart, screwed the body into the nozzle retainer and slide hammered it out. It was really in there, and for a while I thought it may never come out, but after a lot of slamming it released. I'm sure this is why the last person left it in there. I cleaned it thoroughly, put my injector in, and it now runs like a dream.

 

[jokila]

This may sound cynical, but I hope your rebuilder didn't miss anything else...

 

[Coasty]

Yes, we'll see. So far, so good...

 

[jettawreck]

Yes, we'll see. So far, so good...

Probably won't know for sure until 10-20k miles have past.