rog

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What is the purpose of this??? It's hooked up to some "eco" named small cylinder beside the brake reservoir, then goes into a breather after that, i think it just comes from the tank, can i just leave it open at the back of the car and forget about running a new hose under the car to the front???

cozmeister

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Carbon canister for emission control?

Didn't know there was a breather pipe in the bay, thought there was just a feed and a return!

James_RScos

must be a late spec thing nothing like that on mine.

rog

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Yeah i think it must be!
I have a supply & return pipe AND this one too.
The pipe comes from the tank, under the car, along the bulkhead and stops beside the brake fluid reservoir where it goes into a rubber pipe and into this small round canister about an inch long.

Chip

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Sounds like a vent valve, not seen one on a cossie before, but common on other cars.

PAUL S

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Yours will be a green top saff

Its fitted in order to meet US 83 regs and part of this is that no emmisions should escape from the fuel tank, the tanks are sealed and vent instead through a carbon cannister which itself links to the kidney box on the side of the engine so any fumes are kept within the inlet side of the engine and burned up in the cylinders rather than venting to atmosphere

cozmeister

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Go me! I got it right for a change!

rog

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So I can just do away with it then, i.e just not connect it up to the pipe that runs along the bottom of the car, and let it vent to atmosphere, i don't see why not???

Turbosystems

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you can
but you can also leave it as the factory fitted it

rog

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Thanks for giving me that all important option, but that involves replacing the holed rusty pipe that runs underneath the car that i've already pulled off, so I don't think I'll bother....
Cheers for clearing that up, much appreciated guys!

rocky_robin

By the state of the pipe that came off, or should I say fell off (!), it must have been venting to atmosphere for quite some time!! lol

rog

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Shhhh don't say that on here, if i ever sell ther car i'm sure someone will link to this post.....
Think I've managed to get a fuel pump bracket for a decent price aswell, just need to suss out the fitting for the fuel pipe, did you see the post i put up about that???? Where it's reccomended to use 5/16" rubber hose and put the 2 ends inside and jubilee clip either side???