TIL letting a reman injector sit on the bench too long can cause air locking

Pulled a set of injectors on a 6.7 Powerstroke last Tuesday. Had one reman unit sitting on the bench for maybe 45 minutes while I chased down a stuck glow plug. Popped it in and it fired rough, stumbled bad for a few seconds before it cleared. Guy I work with said the plunger can drain down if they sit upright not submerged. Never had that happen before. Anyone else run into this with reman injectors sitting around?

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the_andrew18d agoMost Upvoted

Doubt that 45 minutes matters that much.

gonzalez.reese18d ago

Yeah @the_andrew, that 45 minutes might not seem like a lot on paper but little delays add up fast when you're trying to hit a schedule.

gavin_patel7218d ago

Idk, I saw a study once that said even 10 minute gaps in a work flow can drop your efficiency by like 30%. So 45 minutes could honestly throw off your whole day if you've got multiple things lined up. Maybe it's just me but those small delays always seem to snowball into bigger problems.