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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: XJ40 Fuel Flap
This is an electronic unit that fails on some cars. A new unit will run you around $150. There is a foil contact reed type switch built into the unit that releases the pin when you push down on the flap to activate the switch. I've torn apart a few of these and there isn't much you can do with them. At 08:52 AM 2/11/97 -0800, Mike Everatt wrote: >Pete, > >The flap is supposed to pop up about 1/2 inch or so when you push down on >it -- although mine has a tendancy to stick in the cold weather. Try >greasing the post lightly. You may also have to adjust the position of the >flap -- there are two nuts that secure the flap to the hinge. Moving the >flap back or forth a bit may allow it to pop up better. > >Then again, perhaps we both need new springs (although I suspect that would >be pricey!). > >Mike Everatt >1987 XJ40 > >---------- >> From: Pete Crosby <pac@atl.hp.com> >> To: Jaguar List <jag-lovers@sn.no> >> Subject: XJ40 Fuel Flap >> Date: Monday, February 10, 1997 8:39 AM >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I saw the posts the other day regarding a sticky or >> non-functional fuel flap and was wondering if you can point me in >> the right direction. I just acquired my 1988 XJ40 about a month ago >> and the fuel flap has never worked properly. Because the manuals are >> vague on the mechanism, I have no idea how it SHOULD work. >> >> The unlock mechanism seems to work fine but the flap does not >> pop up. Is the flap itself supposed to be spring-loaded so that when >> you push down on it to release the latch it should pop completely >> open? In my case, I can push down on it and the latch will release >> but I then have to pry up on the flap to get it to open. There is no >> spring assist on the flap at all. Should the latch mechanism cause the >> door to pop up so that I could then lift it open the rest of the way >> or should it open fully (to the vertical position). >> >> Any help is greatly appreciated. >> -- >> --Pete Crosby >> pac@atl.hp.com > > References:
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