need an opinion on E series

[nunan]

hey guys, i'm doing 6.0l injectors on a school bus E series van. when i pulled out the injectors on the pass. side head, i did not notice that one of the connector clips broke and possibly fell into the head. I put the valve cover back on, moved on to the next head. i broke one but noticed it, and than thought if i mightve broke one in the other head. sure enough i did. my question to you guys is, do you think i'll be okay if its just in the head, will it eventually melt and not be a problem etc etc.

 

or, will i start it up, let it run and end up having to replace the whole engine on it. reason i'm asking now is that i was able to rescue a piece of the clip when one on the drivers side broke and fell in. i would absolutely hate to pull that fuckin valve cover off again...but if its the difference between damage and smooth running, than i will do it. thanks

[deezul]

I've broken the plastic retainers off of the injectors once or twice before and yes, I think it was an Econoline. With the aid of a video borescope I was able to retrieve all the "bits & pieces". I would recommend finding those plastic bits, extra junk floating around in the oil cant be good news for anything or any part. Would hate to see that piece get caught between the valve and seat or something along those lines. I wouldn't say it's as detrimental as if you lost a bolt but I would still take some time and try to find as many pieces as possible.

[Brad Clayton]

Lost count on how many of them damn zipties that are on injector harnesses that I have found in oil pans. Trucks seem to have run fine, just rotted out oil pans.

[nunan]

i am really not wanting to pull that fuckin oil rail off again, so i borrowed a bore scope from a buddy. hopefully the valve cover comes off without too much fuss. really regretting saying i'd do this job lol

[deezul]

Injectors aren't the most fun on the e-series sickohs...

[nunan]

nah...they arent...

 

well i borrowed a bore scope and was able to pinpoint the pieces i believe..so off the oil rail comes.

[nunan]

well i got all of the pieces out, from what i can tell. spent an hour just searching to see if there was anything left, and i couldnt find anything. so i pray that there's nothing left and my day will continue to go swimmingly...time to order a pizza..