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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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Hello all, can I take my charcaol canister off....will something happen if it comes out. I know it connects to the oil filler tube, can I pulg it or put breather.
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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you can put a breather, but the charcoal caniister alos vents the gas tank, so you have to do something with that.



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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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How come you want to take it off - does it affect performance? Can't see how . . .



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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 02:02 PM
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I was just wondering if it did or not. Does it do anything for performance?.....if it doesn't, then i 'll leave it alone. Thanks
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 03:07 PM
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its doesnt affect performance



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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Feb 14 2003, 11:50 AM
you can put a breather, but the charcoal caniister alos vents the gas tank, so you have to do something with that.



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That depends if I can remember correctly,I want to wait till Directfreak gets his cosmo FB running and see if anything wierd happens to it.He pulled his canister off and plugged the lines.I hate that stupid canister.
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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yah, you have to vent it somewhere



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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 08:52 PM
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Just think of it as a gas filter for your air. It stores Fuel vapors from your crankcase

and your gas tank. Then, when you start the engine it draws them from your canister

and burns the vapors.



Granted the Quantity of fuel lost is relatively small, but as my screen-name suggests,

these things are kinda/sort-of important to me.
Old Feb 15, 2003 | 07:42 AM
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DO NOT PLUG IT, i just ran a hose from the vent side under the car. but do not plug it, ive heard of dangerous pressure building up before, with not so very good results. it basiclly vents your gas tank.
Old Feb 15, 2003 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Hereonout' date='Feb 15 2003, 05:42 AM
DO NOT PLUG IT, i just ran a hose from the vent side under the car. but do not plug it, ive heard of dangerous pressure building up before, with not so very good results. it basiclly vents your gas tank.
yes, and on pre cannister cars they use a vented gas cap



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