Another "what is it" question
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St. Jude Donor '07
Another "what is it" question
There is a gigantic "coffee can" looking thing that was in my 77's vacuum system on the gas tank vent line. One fitting says "tank," and was attached to the tank hard line by a badly decayed rubber hose. The other fitting says "carb," and was attached to a rubber hose that went nowhere. What is this doohickey, and is it necessary for anything important? I'm guessing it's a charcoal can vapor recovery system.
Leaving it out doesn't seem to be very harmful, it hasn't really been connected to anything for the better part of 20 years, at least.
Leaving it out doesn't seem to be very harmful, it hasn't really been connected to anything for the better part of 20 years, at least.
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Folgers....seriously....I took one out because it was leaking and it was a Folgers can that had been painted black...swear..you could see it through the paint. I'm pretty darn sure it was original.Anyone else ever notice this?
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I have mine sitting on the floor in my garage and mine is plastic and says Rochester on the bottom. I'm pretty sure Bubba never got down to my vapor canister.
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The one in my '71 is not a coffee can, but some other plastic gizmo (I'm sure it is original). I wouldn't put it past the "cost-cutter bean counters" {sorry, accountants}, to have saved a few pennies by purchasing cheaper coffee cans; I know that the aftermarket suppliers sell them as replacements. Do you really need it? Hmmmm. Well, it is part of the emissions controls system. It keeps fuel vapors from the fuel tank from getting into the air. If you have a state emissions inspection system for older cars, they may check to see that it is there and hooked up (Arizona did, before they dropped those checks on "collector" cars). If state inspection is not a problem and you don't care about leaking fuel fumes to the atmosphere....so be it. Or you can buy a length of rubber hose and keep it working. As mentioned above, if you remove it, you will have to buy a vented gas cap or drill a vent hole in yours.
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Matt when you get a minute check yours and see if its Folgers or Maxwell House brand.
ps -Sorry Batman
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There is a gigantic "coffee can" looking thing that was in my 77's vacuum system on the gas tank vent line. One fitting says "tank," and was attached to the tank hard line by a badly decayed rubber hose. The other fitting says "carb," and was attached to a rubber hose that went nowhere. What is this doohickey, and is it necessary for anything important? I'm guessing it's a charcoal can vapor recovery system.
Leaving it out doesn't seem to be very harmful, it hasn't really been connected to anything for the better part of 20 years, at least.
Leaving it out doesn't seem to be very harmful, it hasn't really been connected to anything for the better part of 20 years, at least.
and:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...coal+cannister
The EVC don't hurt performance and only helps emissions.
Hope this can help explain the sys for ya',
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without pics...
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St. Jude Donor '07
Posted all this before, look at:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...coal+cannister
and:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...coal+cannister
The EVC don't hurt performance and only helps emissions.
Hope this can help explain the sys for ya',
cardo0
and:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...coal+cannister
The EVC don't hurt performance and only helps emissions.
Hope this can help explain the sys for ya',
cardo0
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Gosh guys...cant just take me at my word huh? Not sure why you think I would make that up.
Bill I'm not sure you know what part I'm talking about. I would tell you to go look on your car but your profile is not filled out so I'm not sure what year you own or even if you do own a Corvette.Here is a link you can go to and look at the part I was refering to and I'm sure you can see how similar this vac tank is to a coffee can.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...5&dept_id=1255
Hmmm pics huh...I'll be sure that in the future if I have answers to any of your problems to be sure and not answer them "until" I have pics to back up my statements.
Oh and to help me and others "help you" in the future you might want to fill out your profile also.
Bill I'm not sure you know what part I'm talking about. I would tell you to go look on your car but your profile is not filled out so I'm not sure what year you own or even if you do own a Corvette.Here is a link you can go to and look at the part I was refering to and I'm sure you can see how similar this vac tank is to a coffee can.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...5&dept_id=1255
Hmmm pics huh...I'll be sure that in the future if I have answers to any of your problems to be sure and not answer them "until" I have pics to back up my statements.
Oh and to help me and others "help you" in the future you might want to fill out your profile also.
Last edited by ...Roger...; Sep 13, 2007 at 01:36 PM. Reason: spelling
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Mine was disconnected also when I got my car, the hoses were dry rotted as well. I took mine out cleaned it up and put a new filter in it and put new hoses on it then re-installed it. It does not effect the performance of the car at all and now the smell of fuel after having driven it and then putting it in the garage has disappeared.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Well, I have the new hoses in place for the can, once I tighten the body mount bolts I'll bolt it back up. I found that the fitting on the carb wasn't capped, it just had the remains of the old hose stuck to it. Vacuum leak...that couldn't have been helping my engine at all... 