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Old 09-05-2024, 02:32 PM
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Spooky, the duck is watching you.
Then the 'duck' is awake!
 
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Attached are photos of my duckbill.

I'm curious what the 'eye' parts on the duckbill might be. I cannot get my hand near the duckbill to feel. Tight fit with the supercharger (XKR).

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I have never seen such clear images. I wish my borescope camera was that good.
 
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Old 09-06-2024, 03:40 AM
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I have never seen such clear images. I wish my borescope camera was that good.
I thought that it was a phone slid on top of the bellhousing.

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Old 09-06-2024, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Geosnooker2000
I have never seen such clear images. I wish my borescope camera was that good.
Originally Posted by RichardS
I thought that it was a phone slid on top of the bellhousing.

Richard
@Martin B Your audience wants to know, what’s the source of your duckbill photos?
 
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Old 09-06-2024, 09:54 AM
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@Martin B Your audience wants to know, what’s the source of your duckbill photos?
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Anykit dual lens HD inspection camera with 8 LEDs (Amazon price $40). Note: Xscope App needed which has Chinese legal signoff. Called Anykit, assured the WiFi portion is not used on their device.
 
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Originally Posted by Martin B
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Anykit dual lens HD inspection camera with 8 LEDs (Amazon price $40). Note: Xscope App needed which has Chinese legal signoff. Called Anykit, assured the WiFi portion is not used on their device.
A borescope with both a front lens and a side lens. I've never heard of such a thing. It's obviously the perfect tool for duckbill photography. 👍

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Originally Posted by S-Typer
Hey guys..wanted to update everyone (It's humid now in most of the country /


The evap case funnel (inside the car) where it drains on the outside is actually a plastic shell..with insulation..which contains the hard plastic/ rubber hose. Good luck getting in that way.


I had flexi camera.. flexi dremel bit. Not gonna happen.


I patched the up the small hole with foam and epoxy (hole looked way bigger on that lcd camera screen..wasn't that big).


I took off the engine cover (the deco one..takes 2 min). Sure enough with my long fingers and skinny hands. I could touch the duckbill with the tip of my finger. I reached back on the driver side..palm in the air.. and index finger could get just inside of the bill (lets keep in clean...but yes..thought the same thing).


I put silicone spray on the tip of my finger..and went it. The silicone will keep it from sticking (its a 60k , 07 car from VA beach. I live in FL..AC will keep a steady stream going through it)


Long story short..all draining great now. Anyone with a NA 4.2 XK can get this done. With a flexi cam and an hour you could bend something in there to do the same thing. It is not far in at all! Saved me $850..


Any other recommendations from keeping plastic from sticking together? I had CRC Silicone on the shelf.


I left the engine cover off just in case..but its draining great. I thought of 100 ways to cut the duckbill (another member here mentioned a knife on a stick and it worked great..I'm not patient enough). We are always humid..so I use AC every day..And yes the Jag evaps a bunch.


Just FYI..I'm going to post on the fan blower situation shortly.




Joe
Hi there, I have a similar problem, I have a homemade hybrid tool I think may do the trick, but do you by any chance know the diameters of the hard outer tube and the silicone inner one please.
Many thanks
 
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Originally Posted by Rabbit86
Hi there, I have a similar problem, I have a homemade hybrid tool I think may do the trick, but do you by any chance know the diameters of the hard outer tube and the silicone inner one please.
Many thanks
It’s not a hard outer tube, just a hole in the body.
IIRC, the hole is about 1” to 1.25” in diameter (if you look earlier in this thread, there are pictures of the hole, it’s not round, more like a teardrop), with quite a bit of space on the other side. The flat part of the duckbill is about 3/8” wide, and the earlier part (to cut through) is about 1/2” in diameter.
 

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