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Janet Wilder - 28 Oct 2006 20:53 GMT

We just got a letter from Workhorse regarding a "fuel rail" recall.
Inside the envelope was what looked like a giant stainless steel hair
pin (not to be confused with a bobby pin). Did anyone else with a
Workhorse chassis get one of these notices? Is this a critical thing
worth the trek to a dealer to fix?

TIA

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Janet Wilder
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Frank Tabor - 28 Oct 2006 21:49 GMT

>We just got a letter from Workhorse regarding a "fuel rail" recall.
>Inside the envelope was what looked like a giant stainless steel hair
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>TIA

This is the part of the fuel system that feeds your fuel injectors. By
all means, get it replaced. It could leave you sitting on the side of
the road.

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Alan Robinson - 29 Oct 2006 04:16 GMT

> We just got a letter from Workhorse regarding a "fuel rail" recall. Inside
> the envelope was what looked like a giant stainless steel hair pin (not to
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> TIA

Janet,
From what a quick google found, it's worth a trip to the dealer. The
'fuel rail' is mounted on the engine and carries fuel under high pressure
from the fuel pump to the fuel injectors - if you develop a leak in the rail
or at its connection to any attached device, you'll have fuel spraying under
pressure in the engine compartment. NOT my idea of a good thing. Evidently
the problem is with the clip that holds one of the connections together (the
stainless part you received), and the fix is to replace the old clip with
the new one. Other than the time to remove the doghouse for access, doesn't
sound terribly complicated.
See http://www.interfire.org/features/recallview.asp?date=07282006#5 or
go to http://www.safercar.gov

Alan

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