Valve cover differences and carbon canister removal

Huw Powell audi at mediaone.net
Thu Nov 15 15:32:19 EST 2001


> > What is the best way to get rid of the carbon
> > canister?  Should I just plug the vent line going to
> > the gas tank?  I can't keep it with EFI going in.
>
> You could just leave it connected with no vacuum source.. that would probably
> mean that the carbon in the canister would at least collect most of the
> fumes.. but the point of the canister being connected to vacuum is to remove
> the fuel vapors from the engine bay and consume them in the engine.  Why
> can't you leave it in?  You should be able to just connect the canister to
> the back of the IM.

via a couple of one way valves, so boost doesn't blow back out thru the
canister and gas tank...

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Huw Powell

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