replacement fuel rail

[Spacehulk]

Hi all


I have a ford falcon au2 ute... its done a fair few kms, 460Km but my mission is to keep it on the road as long as possible.. It was a gift from a mate as he got a new ute....


so over the time Ive had it, the "pedal to metal" response has been getting worse and worse to the point that Im driving like a grandma.


so Ive replaced almost all fuel related stuff and other easy stuff


plugs, leads, coil pack
air filter

fuel pump, fuel filter and regulator,

used heaps of injector cleaner and expensive fuel



even with all that the response wasn't good. So I bit the bullet and bought a set of injectors. As im replacing them, the amount of gunk that came out of the fuel rail was concerning, so I cleaned it with all the carby/brake cleaners on the market. Still was pretty dirty. Then finally ran some acid through it to get some of the rust out... and a lot came out..


So I started it today and the response sounded better (havent driven it yet) but the idle sounds rough.



My question is, where can I get new/aftermarket or even fuel rails from a newer model for my au2, I think the dirty fuel rail is what will let me done soon again..


or has anyone cut the end of the fuel rail (opposite where reg is) and put a cap or something that can allow me to get access to clean it properly...



cheers
Martin