1996 Chev K1500 PU - 6.5L Turbo Fuel Injector Lines

[Tim Martin]

Does anybody know of an easy way to remove the fuel injector lines off the bottom of the injector pump on a 96 K1500/6.5L Turbo engine? This thing is a pain ........ Also how do you get the two bottom nuts on the injector pump. They are 12 point and usually are extremely tight. I have done these before but this is the first one I am doing since I am on this Mitchell forum so I thought I would ask if anyone else has experience and any tricks they have.

[ricmorin]

It's been a while since we did one of those. I think the intake has to come off.

[Tim Martin]

Without a doubt the intake has to come off. The kicker is the bottom fuel lines. Ya got to be double jointed at both ends and have a wrench that is unlike any we have ever seen. There gots to be a better way to make a livin than skinnen knuckles and breakin bones. Does any company have wrenches that loosen and tighten the fuel line nuts as well as take off the two nuts on the bottom of the pump?

[brianp87]

I take the intake off

[ricmorin]

Here is the OTC tool set for the 6.5 diesel. http://www.tooldesk.com/automotive/OTC6 ... h-Set.aspx I've used my moon wrenches with reasonable success.

[steven kiser]

here's where being an old timer comes in. i worked through issues like these years ago when a specialty tool was a dwell meter that would read ohms as well. i have quite a collection of bent, twisted, and reshaped wrenches. i won't modify a snap on, mac, or matco wrench but i'll take a crastsman, easco or what ever the parts store sells and twist, extend, cut, weld, grind, etc to fit an application where its needed. i have modified tools and much later seen very similar modified tools being sold through the tool guys. personally i usually find when you purchase one of these "specialty kits" you only end up using three of the tools and the other 30 end up getting in the way when i'm looking for the ones i need.

[Tim Martin]

yea steve, in my toolbox, i got almost as many modified craftsman wrenches as i do mac ones. As for snapon, i have very little cause of lack of dealer in this area. But, yea, i know what you are talking about. A torch and welder comes in handy and i was considering that in this job but i got it done last night, actually i finished at 2am this morning. Went reasonably well. But thanks for your input, i appreciate it.

[Tim Martin]

Thought I should say that I was able to get the job done with the help of several different style of open end wrenches. The way it looks to me, it should not be too difficult to design a wrench specifically for the fuel line nuts on this setup. I will post a note on my board for looking into this matter. Got to be a better way. Thanks guys for all yer help!

[steven kiser]

a trick i use when fabricating is lets say a 15mm open end wrench has to be bent 90 degrees at the open end to fit a nut. if the shaft i long enough i'll bend the closed end either to match it or opposite it (like an s) i'll weld a 1/2 inch nut on the closed end so i can attach a sockett to it and use a ratchett. i have a large assortment of wrench ends that i'll use as a striker. i magnitise them so they'll stay put and use a punch and hammer to strike it to break something free. i call them my "kammakizi" wrenches. they've made the ultimate sacrafice.