Evaporative Canister
Al Streicher
streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com
Mon Feb 26 07:02:44 EST 2007
Thanks Huw. If it ain't broke...
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "Al Streicher" <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com>
Cc: "Quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Evaporative Canister
>
>> How long does a evaporative canister last?
>
> Theoretically, forever. It adsorbs gasoline fumes expanding from the
> fuel tank as needed, and releases them into the intake tract when
> possible.
>
> Unless the activated carbon/charcoal gets "clogged" with other aromatic
> hydrocarbons, or mechanical crud, it should work, as I said, forever.
>
> Although I am all for the environmental protection afforded by the device
> (reduced VOC emissions), it also has no effect on how the engine runs.
>
>> How do you test it?
>
> The only test I can think of comes too close to glue-sniffing to be
> recommended. RIP Joey & Dee Dee....
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>
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