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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Millduu on July 02, 2012, 10:39:55 PM

Title: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: Millduu on July 02, 2012, 10:39:55 PM

Be gentle as this is my firstpost,just got myself an XJ for a bit of playing and just making a front bumper.On the ns behind the bumper is a plastic vacuum ball,does anyone know what its for and can I just remove it and blank the pipe off.Its a 4.0 lt by the way,cheers in advance.

Title: Re: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: scrw on July 02, 2012, 10:45:39 PM

heater control stuff IIRC, you need it anyway

Title: Re: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: greggmo on July 02, 2012, 10:51:05 PM

 :imwitstupid:

Title: Re: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: YT on July 03, 2012, 10:59:24 AM

Yeah, found one of those behind mine bumper when fitting a winch bumper. Just reconnected and remounted it same place on new bumper. :) hadn't a feckin clue what it was but thought best to keep it. Lol

Title: Re: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: Dave69 on July 03, 2012, 11:34:21 AM

just extend the small hose and put it in the engine bay, the hoses on these do perish and leak resulting in some issues

Title: Re: Vacuum bottleunder bumper
Post by: YT on July 03, 2012, 02:48:22 PM

Quote from: Dave69 on July 03, 2012, 11:34:21 AM

just extend the small hose and put it in the engine bay, the hoses on these do perish and leak resulting in some issues

Cool. Must add that to the list. :)

Title: Re: Vacuum bottle under bumper
Post by: Millduu on July 03, 2012, 10:40:10 PM

Cheers for that folks I'll find somewhere to mount it