Hey folks,
Can anyone confirm the fuel tank fill tube on my 89 convert
has the thick gasket sealing the fill tube and the fuel
tank neck? My boot fuel odors are isolated to filler tube
area with the sleeve ‘‘boot’’ intact.
The pre-facelift coupes have this configuration but I’ve
not found anything definitive re the convertibles.
Any hints on replacement of this gasket? I’m assuming that
after removal of the filler cap and the ‘‘boot’’ inside the
boot- remember the converts are different than the coupes-
that the tube can be pulled out from the fuel tank neck
from above.–
71E 2+2 73E OTS 85 XJ6 89 V12 VDP 89 XJ-S
reno/nv, United States
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Can anyone confirm the fuel tank fill tube on my 89 convert has the
thick gasket sealing the fill tube and the fuel tank neck? My boot fuel
odors are isolated to filler tube area with the sleeve ‘‘boot’’ intact.
The pre-facelift coupes have this configuration but I’ve not found
anything definitive re the convertibles.
I believe they do.
BTW, there’s a write-up on fuel odors in the boot at my website:
In addition to my '76, there are some photos of that area on a Cabriolet. Probably a little different from the convertible though. There’s a lot of other stuff in the write-up that you might find helpful
In reply to a message from ortho3 sent Mon 28 Mar 2016:
The filler pipe is welded to tank, you can remove the filler cap
assembly from the filler pipe, it is sealed with an o-ring. There
is a boot or gaiter that covers the o-ring joint between the
filler pipe and cap so when you pull up or try to twist the filler
cap you may damage the gaiter. I had the tank out of our '89
convertible and you have to have the gaiter on the filler pipe
before you put tank back in the hole then pull it up through the
hole in the fender as you install the filler cap. At least this
is how I remember it.–
The original message included these comments:
Any hints on replacement of this gasket? I’m assuming that
after removal of the filler cap and the ‘‘boot’’ inside the
boot- remember the converts are different than the coupes-
that the tube can be pulled out from the fuel tank neck