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So:
Could just not manage to get the hoses completely clamped off, but using some of that goo you recommended, and replacing the clamps on all 3 connections to the tank switch unit did the trick apparently. Repressurized, ran the motor with both tanks, no leak after 30 minutes.
Woohoo.
Attached is a picture of the unit next to the fuel pump at the back of the spare well. It has a drain hose. Can you ID it?
I would put "Solved" but still smelling gasoline inside the car...One day....
ok, there are two vapor "tanks", one on each "C" pillar, and I bet that is where the smell is coming from;
getting to those is not easy, there are two ways to get to them and check the hose connections:
1) through the interior of the car; Each C pillar has a headliner cover which can be carefully pried off, and you can see if the smell is concentrated there,
2) through the trunk; That access entails removing the large drain pan located in the trunk under the rear parcel shelf, you can see the hoses on each corner of the drain pan. The good news is that if you remove this drain pan, you can clean the accumulated centuries of crud from it, paint it, and fix the vent flaps that create the "cowbell" noise when you close the doors.
ok, there are two vapor "tanks", one on each "C" pillar, and I bet that is where the smell is coming from;
getting to those is not easy, there are two ways to get to them and check the hose connections:
1) through the interior of the car; Each C pillar has a headliner cover which can be carefully pried off, and you can see if the smell is concentrated there,
2) through the trunk; That access entails removing the large drain pan located in the trunk under the rear parcel shelf, you can see the hoses on each corner of the drain pan. The good news is that if you remove this drain pan, you can clean the accumulated centuries of crud from it, paint it, and fix the vent flaps that create the "cowbell" noise when you close the doors.
Ahhh, thats what that rattle is. It was on my list of annoying stuff , once I finish my list of keeping the car running stuff, thanks you have saved me some time.
yes, there are 4 "free-hanging flaps" rivetted to the Drain Pan, you can see them through the hole "vents" located in the rear "cowl" of the trunk (see the yellow arrows in picture).
to get to them and fix the noise, you have to remove the black Drain Pan (see the red arrow in picture). It's a 2-day job.
the repair consists of going to Jo Ann's Fabrics and getting a sheet of thick black FELT fabric, (or any color you want, just don't use Pink, please), and gluing cut pieces of felt to the front of each flap with Contact Cement which you bought at HomeDepot.
originally, the factory glued pieces of Headliner fabric to these thin metal flaps, but the glue dries out and the pieces of fabric fall off, creating metal-to-metal contact and the famous "cowbell" noise/rattle.
**Note that there are two more of these flaps located behind the rear seat Back. Same repair, but to get to those you remove the upholstery panel / cover where all the electronics are in the trunk. ( Series 3 XJ )
02-25-2015, 11:40 AM
