Charcoal Canister Delete?

Vincent Gelinas vrgelinas at gmail.com
Mon Jun 11 08:08:11 PDT 2012


The EPA actually recently declared the vapour-recovery fill nozzles at 
gas stations obsolete, as the car's vapour-recovery system now does far 
more than the special nozzles can, and removing those nozzles will save 
the average station $3000 a year!

http://green.autoblog.com/2011/07/12/epa-says-outdated-gas-vapor-recovery-nozzles-no-longer-required/

On 6/11/2012 10:23, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Isn't it amazing that this is the case? That the vapors during the 10-minute fill-up cause more pollution than actually driving the car?
> Wow...
>
> Of course, this isn't the case with my '76 MGB. I am making up for my newer cars when I drive it, as the pollution controls have been
> deleted..... :-/
>
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
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> ________________________________
>   From: Vincent Gelinas<vrgelinas at gmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Charcoal Canister Delete?
>
> The guys in CARB states are just nuts.  Nuff said.
>
> On 6/11/2012 10:17, Mike Arman wrote:
>>> <cody at 5000tq.com>
>> <quattro at audifans.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Charcoal Canister Delete?
>> <snip>
>>
>>    This is why P-ZEV emission standard
>>> vehicles (primarily seen in California) have a sealed fuel tank with the
>>> pump and the fuel filter locked inside forever - the fuel vapors released
>>> during a fuel filter or fuel pump change pollute more than what's coming out
>>> of the exhaust pipe.
>>>
>>> -Cody
>>
>> Cody,
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>>
>> Does this mean if the pump goes bad or the filter gets clogged, you have to buy the *whole* sealed gas tank assembly with new pump/filter/etc.? And pay for R&R the tank (which is tucked and armored way up above the exhaust system and rear suspension) instead of just the pump or filter? and probably treat the removed parts as toxic waste to be hauled off by guys in moon suits (for $$$$$$ per gas tank) to be disposed of in some "environmentally benign" (more $$$$$$$$$$$) approved way?
>>
>>
>> Am I reading this wrong or are those guys in CA nuts?
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Mike Arman
>> 90V8Q
>>
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