What would cause SLOW gas fill up?

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Nov 1, 2013 | 02:58 AM

#16

HatonXJ

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Joined: Sep 2013

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From: Eastern Wa

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L H.O.

If I fill my 94 xj up even with the nozzle pulled out some and on the slow setting I still hear it gurgle up the filler hose several times like it would if it were full. If I stop there I have between 3/4 and 7/8 tank, but if I sit there for five to ten mins more I can trickle about 3 more gallons in and then the gauge will read full. Any idea what to do with that? Would removing the check ball help or hurt anything?

Nov 1, 2013 | 03:42 AM

#17

DFlintstone

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Joined: Aug 2011

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From: Nor-Cal Coast

Year: 90,84

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0,2.5

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulo.hauagge

In my case the coil that holds the ball had partially slipped out. When I drove it back it in alignment with the ball, the filling problem disappeared. I guess it slips out by itself or somebody tried to syphon fuel out and displaced it. Interestingly, Jeep's own service manual tells you to insert a hose through the filler stub to drain the tank for service...

This ranks amongst the best first posts I've seen on the forum! I hope my 90 has digested it's, if it ever had one....

See the pic in post #13

Last edited by DFlintstone; Nov 1, 2013 at 03:45 AM.