It's a push fit with an O-ring and some gentle jiggling will have it come out.
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HOT left cylinder
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roadventure
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Yup, that is how one removes the fuel injector from the inlet manifold.
Did that. Now, how is the fuel line removed from the fuel injector?
Same. Do not use the plastic connector for leverage. It might be easier to use a rubber safe spray oil on the o-ring and wiggle as stated above already.
roadventure
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Got them removed. In addition to only needing to wiggle and pull to remove the injector from the manifold and the fuel line boss I also discovered that the electrical connection is held in place by a wire retainer "ring" which needs to be pried out of its groove to unplug.
They are in the mail to the service guys...
the wire retainer only needs to be pushed in to remove the connector and just pushed on to reconnect.
roadventure
GT Reference
Something that would have been good to know YESTERDAY.
Well, they're off now. So, when the injectors return to me I'll have to put the retainer back on....
Not needed. The newer style plugs have a remove from groove (like you did). The older style "Jr" connectors (below) had a tall wire ring that you pushed down. Much nicer and easier, and likely more expensive which is why Piaggio Guzzi stopped using them.
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roadventure
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Got the fuel injectors I sent out to be cleaned returned to me on 7-10-21. Before they arrived I checked valve clearances and the left cylinder inlet valves were tight, so I adjusted to spec. All other valve clearances were good.
I put the injectors back in and it sure is easy once you know what to expect. I haven't had the opportunity to go for a ride yet, but the bike started right up and ran well at idle.
I will upload the report I received from the company that did the service.
Thank you for posting this, I just spent 2 hours wiggling, twisting and pinching, trying to figure this out. Got mine removed without breaking anything. I had to order a new fuel line assembly this morning ($150) for my 2013 V7 Special after breaking the T connection while trying to remove my fuel tank.
Interesting post, I had my right cyl running hot so I switched my O2 sensors about 500 miles ago now I'm starting get a tinge of blue on the other header and the plug on that side is now white instead of the tan color before the switch
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My mailman just handed me this 
Another reliable option for injector cleaning is RC Engineering in California. I've used them with excellent results.
Moto-Uno
High Miler
Is that the same RC Engineering that made hi-perf Hondas back in the 70's and 80's ? Peter
Yes. Russ Collins. rcfuelinjection.com/History
Moto-Uno
High Miler
Holy cow, a group of us rode from Ottawa to Bowling Green ,Kentucky to watch the drag races there in the 70's .And he had quite the pit crew with him. If my memory serves me, he had a twin engined Honda dragster at the time.
I can't spell it, but it was called "The Scorcerer", battling TC Christensen's twin engine Norton (Hogslayer), and a twin engine Harley by a Mr Smith. Memory fails me, but Russ may have ended up with 3 engines in that Honda??
The crashes were spectacular. Wild times!!
The crashes were spectacular. Wild times!!
Moto-Uno
High Miler
They sure were !