Date:         Sun, 4 Feb 1996 21:26:45 -0800 (PST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Craig Standley <cstand@u.washington.edu>
Subject:      Re: Intake Questions on a '74

>Yes I do.  These tubes are part of the fuel Vapor revory system.  They 
>conect
>from the top of the Gas Tank and lead back to the Carbon Canister at the top
>of your engine compartment.  They are routed way up in the air on both sides
>so that fuel can not siphpon onto a hot engine.  The carbon canister 
>collects
>fuel vapors when the engine is not runnig.  When the engine is running, the
>combination of engine vacuum,(that valve on the air cleaner), and the 
>cooling fan, send these vapors into the engine to be burned off.


Where exactly is this canister that collects the fuel?  I think I should 
take a look at it.  Once or twice I've filled the tank up, parked on a 
hill (driver's side downhill) and had gas spill out.  Not too safe, and I 
was wondering what it was that caused the spill.  The tubes look pretty 
good, but I'd like to check out the canister.  Is it a difficult repair?  
Everything else on the bus is in original condition, and I don't think 
the PO would have tampered with this system, but maybe someone did.

Thanks,
Craig

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Craig Standley				1974 Volkswagen Westfalia; The Cow Van
University of Washington
Physics  				"Heaters?  We don't need no stinking
cstand@u.washington.edu			 heaters."
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand    
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