A/C drain duck bill fix - my solution
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@Martin B Your audience wants to know, whats the source of your duckbill photos?
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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Hey guys..wanted to update everyone (It's humid now in most of the country
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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
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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
Many thanks
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IIRC, the hole is about 1 to 1.25 in diameter, with quite a bit of space on the other side. The duckbill is 3/8 to 1/2 in diameter.
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