Hi All
I’m hoping someone out there knows the proper name and more
importantly, where to get a new one!
http://www.jag-lovers.org/v.htm?1345869011
(Sorry about the poor quality of the pics, I was in a hurry
and didn’t hold the camera very still.)
The part in question is the grey/silver barrel:
1 1/2’’ inches in length
1 1/8’’ inches depth on the interior of the barrel
1/2’’ outside diameter of barrel
3/16’’ interior diameter of barrel opening
This part is responsible for retracting the pin on 88/89 MY
XJ40’s when the fuel lid door is pressed down on a pressure
plate, causing a circuit to be completed which supplies
power to the part and by electro-magnetics(?) causes the pin
to be retracted and the fuel door is released.
Obviously I disassembled the entire Fuel Filler Latch Box
and the latching assembly to take the pics. The pin was
absolutely 100% covered in black gunk, no wonder it no
longer sprung back out any longer. Shame on me, poor
maintenance.
Spent 30 minutes with a piece of sanding sand paper to get
it clean. Cleaned the barrel, reassembled the unit (latching
assembly only), plugged it back into it’s connector and
tested. Got nothing. No retraction of the pin when
pressure is applied to the pressure point. I went into the
eBook section and read the guide again to confirm the
process. The fuse is not blown and never has been a
problem, so that only leaves the cylinder or the little
black box (I guess the selonoid) as being bad.
I’m assuming the cylinder suffered damage and corroded
inside where the connections are. There is no way to take
it apart to check the connections, it’s appears to be fused
together.
I’m hoping there is an outside chance that I can get one of
these locally and keep my schedule of getting the tank back
in the vehicle before Hurricane Issac shows up in the middle
of next week.
I was able to get some info off of the barrel, there is what
appears to me a logo, a capital ‘‘M’’ with a square drawn
around it, follow by the numbers that appear to read
‘‘W80002’’. That’s the most I could get from it.
So, what is the proper name and where do I get one? Or
perhaps I need to get both the barrel and the black solenoid.–
Rob Evenson, '89 XJ40/XJ6
Mobile, AL, United States
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