Method of refurbishing a fuel injector
AssigneeNorth America Fuel Systems Remanufacturing, LLC
InventorRoman Francis Kosiorek
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed to refurbish a fuel injector to original manufacturing operational tolerances.
Claims9
A method to refurbish a fuel injector having at least one three way, two position magnetic valve module (MVM), said MVM having a valve stem body moveable within a two component body having a first and second body component in sealing engagement with each other, said valve stem including a needle having an elongated body, with a spool having a spool edge, said needle body moveable within a needle guidance bore carried by one body component, said spool edge cooperatively engagable with a surface on said second body component;
- and needle valve seatable within a magnetic valve needle seat carried in said other body component;
- said method comprising;
- determining from which part of the valve body to remove an amount of material sufficient to remove wear, cavitation and fuel erosion;
- removing a sufficient amount of material from said worn MVM part to remove wear, cavitation and fuel erosion;
- determining from which part of the MVM to remove an amount of material to ensure manufacturing tolerances of valve stroke and spool overlap are maintained and
- removing a sufficient amount of material from another part of the MVM assembly to ensure manufacturing tolerances of valve stroke and spool overlap are maintained for the MVM.
A remanufactured fuel injector, including at least one three way magnetic valve assembly;
- said magnetic valve module (MVM) including a valve body moveable within a two component body having a first and second body components in sealing engagement with each other, said valve including a needle having an elongated body, with a spool having a spool edge, said needle body moveable within a needle guidance bore carried by one body component, said spool edge cooperatively engagable with a surface on said second body component;
- and needle valve seatable within a magnetic valve needle seat carried in said other body component, said valve having an amount of material removed from a portion of the valve and a complementary amount of material removed from another component of said valve module so that manufacturing tolerances of valve stroke and spool overlap are maintained in said remanufactured fuel injector.
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