I remembered that Safety Recall #790 had been done. I called a dealer to verify that it was performed, and yes it was done in 1999.
I started to pull the injector rails off to replace all the "O" Rings, and I am having a hard time disconnecting the fuel and fuel return "Quick Disconnectors". I made a tool that is shown in the repair manual but I can't get the connectors off. I compress the plastic "hat" to the body as well as pulling on the plastic "hat" away from the body. Either way doesn't work.
What am I doing wrong? I don't want to break anything, that would be a disaster! "Quick Disconnect" is a misnomer.
I had these off one other time and did a test drive before my wife drove it. About a mile from home I smelled gas and pulled off onto a side street. I left the engine running and opened the hood. A big cloud of gas vapor rose from the engine compartment and a stream of gasoline was shooting onto the engine from where the disconnect came off. I ran back and shut the engine off. It was hard to believe that the thing never caught on fire there was so much gas vapor. After the thing cooled off I reconnected the line and drove home. If that had happened to my wife I'm sure things would have turned out different.
Does Mick Mouse apply to these connectors?