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Another photo from the interior. Cyan circle. Planning on using this locator to approach the issue in the Spring-time.
Remember, the other side of the firewall appears differently, as that duckbill hole is in an enclosed area, and you access the duckbill from a hole below it. See the line drawing in post #7 in this thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ve-box-167968/
What a crappy idea and application that duck bill was.
It wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude that the duckbill would clog over time. I do appreciate the effort to keep bugs out…but really how’d they think that would weep water consistently over time?BTW…do all XK model years have this issue? Or did they correct it in the later years?
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Does the attached photo accurately represent the design used in 2010+ models? Does this solve the problem? Are there other issues with bugs crawling up into the ac on these?\
Last edited by XKDreams; Dec 18, 2023 at 02:45 PM.
Hmmm, an idea just hit me, wish Id thought of it while I still had an intact duckbill (although slicing it off was probably a better solution anyway).
Find something hollow and flat enough to fit between the transmission housing and firewall, with a hole to match up over the duckbill hole, add some foam weather strip around the hole, slide it in to cover the hole, and connect a shop vac to an open end on this doohickey, and suck air though the duckbill to clear it out. Eh, just a thought.
Drill a small hole in the bottom center area of heater box, shove a Borescope Camera through the hole and maneuver it to the duckie and push it through. Withdraw the scope and speedtape the hole. DONE.
Cee Jay - we have the same model and it seems there is no way to get at the duckbill from the top side with the supercharger in place. Your approach seems to be the easiest DIY solution. Can you assist me by providing a photo of where you drilled your hole? Any other tips would be appreciated. Such as directional indicators to find the duckbill or length of bore scope needed. Thanks!
Cee Jay - we have the same model and it seems there is no way to get at the duckbill from the top side with the supercharger in place. Your approach seems to be the easiest DIY solution. Can you assist me by providing a photo of where you drilled your hole? Any other tips would be appreciated. Such as directional indicators to find the duckbill or length of bore scope needed. Thanks!
I never had the problem and haven't repaired mine. I referenced another thread in this forum where someone else did exactly what I stated. It's been many years since I saw that thread and I don't know who wrote it, when, or the name of that thread.
Sorry, man.
I'm quite positive the hole was near center at the lowest spot in the heater box though.
It is possible to get to the duckbill from above with supercharger still installed. As described. It does require non-bodybuilder arms, your's or a friend's.
