stesul411
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Western PA
I was having problems with my 90 XJ pressure cap holding pressure, the local NAPA didn't have one in stock and I was noticing a crack forming in the bottle.
Of course there were none to be had at he local U-Pull-It, so I started searching for an alturnative to changing over to the 91 and later system (I had just changed the rad over to a new copper and brass 2 row unit. My search of the wrecking yard came up with 2 possibilities, late 90's Ford Crown Vic or Dodge Intrepid and its cousins, being an old MoPar guy I chose the Intrepid.
I removed the old bottle and the shelf it was mounted on, the Intrepid bottle fit like it was made for the XJ.
The lower hose was almost a exact fit, I didnt have to but I replaced it with a short piece of bulk 5/8" and it was a exact fit on both ends.
The upper hose was a little bit of a problem I had to adapt from 5/8" to 3/8", a trip to the hardware store and I found the brass adapters I needed.
The total project including the trip around the junk yard took me 2 hrs and loks like a factory installation
click this link for pix.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/BlackListWheelers/XJ PRESSURE BOTTLE/IM000465.jpg
Of course there were none to be had at he local U-Pull-It, so I started searching for an alturnative to changing over to the 91 and later system (I had just changed the rad over to a new copper and brass 2 row unit. My search of the wrecking yard came up with 2 possibilities, late 90's Ford Crown Vic or Dodge Intrepid and its cousins, being an old MoPar guy I chose the Intrepid.
I removed the old bottle and the shelf it was mounted on, the Intrepid bottle fit like it was made for the XJ.
The lower hose was almost a exact fit, I didnt have to but I replaced it with a short piece of bulk 5/8" and it was a exact fit on both ends.
The upper hose was a little bit of a problem I had to adapt from 5/8" to 3/8", a trip to the hardware store and I found the brass adapters I needed.
The total project including the trip around the junk yard took me 2 hrs and loks like a factory installation
click this link for pix.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/BlackListWheelers/XJ PRESSURE BOTTLE/IM000465.jpg