[changzuki]

- Testing the D850's fuel injectors...
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(Google Images)
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Testing the injectors isn't terribly difficult once it's known what you are supposed to be "looking at" and "looking for".
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Kubota prefers to keep it simple and this is the technical detail:
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So simple is the page from the manual.
Not so simple is trying to capture the spray pattern on a digital camera!
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Having filled an SD Card with worthless shots either before or after the money shot was enough to want to hurl camera and the entire testing assembly across the lawn.
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Then, the injector Gods smiled down upon the testing facility and the magic was captured:
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And on video too (tester/camera/simultaneously/this is not easy to do):
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MDNees2tio

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlKhK7L7EwM

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The good news:
After a good cleaning, comparing all three injectors to each other showed them to be consistent in their pressures and patterns with no leakages. Pretty good for 22 year old injectors!
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The bad news:
There's still a problem here and the next target is the 22 year old injector pump.
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More fun on the horizon!!
~CrazyJerry
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