That is the one what should have the nipple, like the gas tank side. I suspect your car had rust there in the past and it was replaced.Karl there is a small 6mm dia. hole on the side of the panel that goes to engine bay. Not sure if that is the one. No nipple or hose. In deference fuel filler hole as a fairly long, clear plastic drain tube outlet from hole. to under body. Not so the right side. Will make sure both are clean and dry in future regardless.
On another issue you may be able to help. Not sure what lives beside spare wheel on the vent side. All I found was a poorly tacked piece of thick insulation. What's your baby got ? I know its hidden by spare wheel and spare wheel cover that is like a light tan covered door card.
I did not know that, so I just looked it up to find out more. Perhaps the two uses of the word are somewhat related; the definition of shoddy used to describe material ("yarn or fabric") says it is of a inferior quality. Now I don't need to learn anything else for today.Shoddy is actually a real term for the insulation beyond an insulting reference to the quality of work
Yes that is the brand name for what 'hardboard' is, a misnomer if every I have seen one.I've never removed that panel in the spare compartment but I seem to recall there is one on the other side as well near the gas tank. Mine looked like it was made out of Masonite.
All part of the K24 fitting theme along with eleventy billion Volvo partsJoe, what a great idea, an aluminium panel made to fit. Why didn't FIAT think of that ? Unfortunately attached to thick insulation I found debris of card.... No way to use for template. Still I'm used to cutting card templates to fit spaces to transfer to metal. Thanks for idea. What interesting components that are mounted to that panel.
Great piece of retro-fitting of panel. Looks great, even painted in the original colour. What did you mount to the panel ? Will eventually try to do the same to my 82 X1/9 when I get that far. Does your spare tyre still live in its original space ?My '87 had a piece of the board they use for door cards, etc., with the insulation glued to it in that location - I can't find the pic of it, this is the shape - I used the original (deteriorated) as a template for an aluminum panel on mine
Karl, my 'Masonite' Hardboard crumbled around bits of disintegrated insulation.Yes that is the brand name for what 'hardboard' is, a misnomer if every I have seen one.
I think if the side scoops and air channels were "rebuilt" to restore the seals between the outside and engine bay, then the area where this module has been mounted will be fine. Unfortunately those "seals" typically are completely deteriorated and useless as @lookforjoe says. So it's worth the effort to find a way to reseal it.The intakes have 'seals' on them (to connect with rectangular vent seen behind sheet metal), however they typically don't work
Jeff, thanks for pics, See what you mean about side vents not being too well connected to provide ventilation to engine bay without some way of connecting vent outlet to duct to engine bay. When redoing cables/levers and finding suitable site for Bosch ignition module that I explored side duct spaces and their possibilities. Enlightning how much I'm learning about these cars after many years of having owned and driven them without looking into their nooks and crannies.OK - so you can see the original hardboard panel in my cut away for the Dallara body (I guess it wasn't as bad shape as I recalled, judging from the pic). The problem with putting the module in there is that water can get in around the air intake if you drive in the rain, and from above. The intakes have 'seals' on them (to connect with rectangular vent seen behind sheet metal), however they typically don't work, so you may want to look at that with the panel out of the way.
Joe, thanks for picture. Can see what you mean about cardboard panel being pretty much intact. Also your opening up side for extra ventilation. I'm keeping mine as original as possible regarding vents.
I think if the side scoops and air channels were "rebuilt" to restore the seals between the outside and engine bay, then the area where this module has been mounted will be fine. Unfortunately those "seals" typically are completely deteriorated and useless as @lookforjoe says. So it's worth the effort to find a way to reseal it.
The "seals" we are talking about were a bit of an oddity, much like most things on these cars. The majority of it was a large foam rubber block with a hole through it for the air to pass from the scoop to the duct (see pic below). You might be able to come up with a better way to seal it.
Sorry, this is a very poor representation. Hopefully someone has pics of the actual items described. But the foam block "seal" goes about where I drew a black box, with a hole through it (yellow):
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