On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:51:06 +0100, Adrian <toomany2cvs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Duncan Wood ("Duncan Wood" <bodgedntp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>) gurgled happily,
> sounding much like they were saying:
>
>>>> As with any common-rail wheezel, be very wary of the fuel system when
>>>> it's pressurised. It's ridiculously high pressure.
>
>>> I remember hearing that one of the official test tools for leaks on
one
>>> of the Cit HDIs was basically a piece of paper on a very long stick.
>>> The problem is that at that kind of pressure the diesel can shoot
>>> straight through your skin...
>
>> That applys to any diesels high pressure pipe work though. Pretty much
>> the first thing we got taught at Lucas was if you where stupid enough
to
>> shoot yoursef with an injector then go to caualty & get them to look up
>> high pressure injuries whilst they tried to send you home, after an
>> hours argument you'd have all the evidence you needed & you'd be in the
>> right place.
>
> Indeed.
>
> It always makes me chuckle that common rail injection is running at
many,
> many times the pressure of Citroen hydraulics - yet mechanics now quite
> happily working on common rails are the same people who spent decades
> running scared from a mere 70 bar.
I don't think it was the pressure that scared them :-)
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