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Carbon Canister woes

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John_Mc

John_Mc

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Whilst redoing my front suspension, I removed my carbon canister to get better access to my R side fulcrum bracket, and I placed the canister on the "shelf" above the washer reservoir. One accidental hood drop later (bad enough in and of itself), and I have less carbon cannister than before. Are there reasonable replacements for this, original or aftermarket? How much do I need it?
TIA
 
TR6BILL said:
You don't need it.
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Unless of course you are worried about the Federal law making it a crime to remove it.

Or the possibility that CA may repeal the current exemption from smog inspection for cars made before 1975.

Or perhaps if you plan to move to a state that does inspect old car smog equipment.

If it's the 3-outlet type, then I believe replacements are available. If it's a 2-outlet, then I believe you have to either use a 3-outlet (by capping off one of the tubes); or find a used one. They do show up on eBay occasionally for not too much money; think I paid $12 for mine.
 
TR3driver said:
TR6BILL said:
You don't need it.
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Unless of course you are worried about the Federal law making it a crime to remove it.

Or the possibility that CA may repeal the current exemption from smog inspection for cars made before 1975.

Or perhaps if you plan to move to a state that does inspect old car smog equipment.
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OR if you don't want your garage to smell like gas since your gas tank vent should also be piped into the canister.
 
swift6 said:
TR3driver said:
TR6BILL said:
You don't need it.
Click to expand...
Unless of course you are worried about the Federal law making it a crime to remove it.

Or the possibility that CA may repeal the current exemption from smog inspection for cars made before 1975.

Or perhaps if you plan to move to a state that does inspect old car smog equipment.
Click to expand...

OR if you don't want your garage to smell like gas since your gas tank vent should also be piped into the canister.
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<span style='font-size: 8pt'>unless you gotta have it....</span>
 
Thanks Joe (and everyone else)! I think I'll bid on one of those. Looks like a cheap way to have the part should I need/want to install it.
 
If you do, I'd suggest disassembling it and cleaning the screen in the bottom before installing it on the car. The one I got was almost totally blocked by dirt, rust & charcoal fragments. Cleaned up well, though.

If the screen is blocked, the car won't idle right. Closing off the bottom of the canister is how the anti-runon valves kill the engine.
 
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