tpi for an early jaguar

[Romans, Mark]

I had plugged lines originally.  They were plugged by the fuel fillers.
I pulled the line off at the rear parcel shelf area and blew them out with
compressed air.  They seemed to work, except that I had the gas smell
issue too.  I never took the time to mess with it.  The vent lines were kind
of old and cracked.  It would usually smell of gas in the trunk.  I used to
leave the trunk open to get rid of the smell.
I would blow compressed air into the vent system, (Tank fillers open!)
Not too much pressure and listen for hissing sound to find any leaks.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Stowe" <DianeS at speakeasy.org>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: tpi for an early jaguar


> ok, my vent lines are leaking somewhere, and I suspect that the line to
the
> front of the car is plugged. can I vent that in some other fashion ? the
> trunk does get a fuel smell from time to time, this is not  at filling
time.
>
> thanks, Diane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Romans, Mark" <romans at starstream.net>
> To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 8:37 AM
> Subject: Re: tpi for an early jaguar
>
>
> > DON'T use the vent lines for return!  They barely work as vents!
> > If you like driving a Molotov Cocktail go ahead.
> > I had problems just keeping the vent lines on as vents on my
> > 74XJ12L!
> > Please figure something else out!  Like maybe pulling a set of
> > factory return lines of a later MY jag.
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Diane Stowe" <DianeS at speakeasy.org>
> > To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 10:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: tpi for an early jaguar
> >
> >
> > > Hi, yes I have a series 1, and I am trying to figure out if I used the
> > vent
> > > lines on the top of the tanks for a return, if the tanks would be
> properly
> > > vented.
> > >
> > > as you probably know the jag s1 vent lines run up and down the back
> trunk
> > > around the side of the rear window, then meet somewhere and run up to
> the
> > > front charcoal canister. I'm sure mine are cracked anyway, which is
why
> I
> > > have a moderate fuel smell in the trunk. It would be real nice to use
> the
> > > vent lines as return lines.
> > >
> > > my books seem to indicate that there is some sort of small tubing
going
> to
> > > the area at the top of the gas tank flap, I am not sure if this is a
> vent
> > or
> > > a runoff for the tank flap.
> > >
> > > thanks, Diane
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Tedscj at aol.com>
> > > To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:12 PM
> > > Subject: Re: tpi for an early jaguar
> > >
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 12/6/00 11:56:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > DianeS at speakeasy.org writes:
> > > >
> > > > > jc whitney sells a 6 port electric fuel transfer switch, which has
> > > inlets
> > > > >  for 2 tanks, an output, and it does the same function for fuel
> return
> > > so
> > > > you
> > > > >  would return fuel to the tank you are pumping from. It's about
60$
> > > > >  thereabouts.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Ted, did you have to have 3 fuel pumps in your xj6 ?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I saw the six-port valve, but I got the Jag valves for practically
> > nothing
> > > > from the junkyard, Otherwise I would have bought it.  The six-port
> valve
> > > is
> > > > probably your best bet for simplicity's sake.  I used the fuel pump
> > wiring
> > > to
> > > > activate the appropriate switches.  I ran the fuel return back to
the
> > > > ventlines that are accessible in the trunk (underneath the side
> panels).
> > > > And yes, I had to use three fuel pumps.  The original gas tanks had
> > > submerged
> > > > fuel pumps.  Gravity and an FI pump alone will not pull the fuel out
> of
> > > the
> > > > tanks.  I needed to keep the original pumps to supply the FI pump.
> > > > BUT, I just realized that you a Series I XJ6, don't you?  I think
that
> > > they
> > > > use fuel tanks that are very similar to the FI XJ6s.  There is one
> fuel
> > > pump
> > > > in the trunk that is gravity fed from very large fuel lines that
come
> > from
> > > > the bottom of the tanks (unlike my Series II tanks.)  That would
make
> > your
> > > > job very easy as all you need to do is replace your carb pump with
an
> FI
> > > pump
> > > > and keep your original fuel lines and switch (from the tanks to the
FI
> > > pump.)
> > > > Does your Series I have the vapor return lines in the trunk?
> > > > Ted
> > >
> >
>
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