gas vapours

["Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hear you. I will look at moving things around a bit.

Robin Giesbrecht


>From: "Peter Engel" <peter.engel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: IML: gas vapours
>Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 06:04:53 -0400
>
>Robin,
>
>I wouldn't disconnect the charcoal canister.  There's a reason that all
>49 State cars built from 71 up (CA earlier) had this component:
>something like 20% of the lifetime HC emissions of a car result from raw
>fuel evaporation.  Those are emissions that occur even while your car is
>parked.  The non-vented fuel tank cap and charcoal canister system (with
>carb bowl vapor recovery) totally eliminated that problem and at no loss
>of performance.  Leave it be.
>
>My .02
>Pete in PA
>
>
>From: "Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: IML: 72 gas vapours
>Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 11:30:01 -0700
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I want to install a surge tank for the rad on my 72 Imperial. Already
>pulled
>one from the wrecking yard off a later model mopar.But there is a
>canister
>in the spot where I want to mount it(right sidof rad). This canister is
>sucking gas fumes from the gas tank and the carb back into the intake.
>Vacuum can be plugged, carb vent can be left open but wha5t about the
>gas
>tank vent? Is this the only vent for the gas tank? If so I suppose I
>will
>have to route it somewhere relatively safe. Any ideas?
>
>Robin Giesbrecht
>
>
>