vacuum line that goes under car on pass side?

riceslayer302

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the black vacuum line that i think goes from the firewall through the passenger fender and down underneath the car, i somehow managed to pop it out from under the car by accident and dont know where it connects, my question is, what is it for and can it be eliminated?

 

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I *think* what you're talking about is a hard plastic line, about 1/4 inch thick...i was told that it's a vent tube coming from the gas tank that goes into the charcoal canister. Mine's been unhooked under the wheel well forever and i had no idea what it was. This is just what i was told so i don't know for certain. Follow it and see where it goes.

 

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i would but i pulled it out from under the car by accident pushing it out of the garage yesterday. what you said makes sense, and yes it is a blac plastic line about the diameter you described, i even have a pic or two of it.


there it is hanging up over my wheel... the label i had on it has since dissapeared haha

i think your right... if im running no smog, charcoal, or egr, should i worry about plugging it in the back of the car?

 

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i just cut mine off

 

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On my 03 cobra it goes to the top of the purge valve 4 the evap . Just pull the plastic fender well

 

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Yeah that's what my buddy told me mine is...same line. He said if you can smell gas fumes then you should just route it somewhere else, maybe back behind the car, but it does need vented somewhere. I just left mine up behind the fender well because i don't notice any gas smell from it.

 

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its under the car so hopefully that will do haha

 

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i've been told you can get a vented gas cap and plug that line right at the gas tank

 

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So you like letting your ga$ evaporate into the atmosphere? Leave it unplugged/cut off then.

No, you can't seal the line either. The fuel pump won't work properly then.

 

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That line vents gas vapors...which are explosive.

I'd leave the charcoal canister hooked up. Mount it in the fender if you don't want to see it

 

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FoxChasis said:

So you like letting your ga$ evaporate into the atmosphere? Leave it unplugged/cut off then.

No, you can't seal the line either. The fuel pump won't work properly then.

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so how do all the cars not running charcoal canisters do it then?

 

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riceslayer302 said:

so how do all the cars not running charcoal canisters do it then?

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they let it vent into the atmosphere

 

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cenok is family said:

they let it vent into the atmosphere

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exactly, who the hell is the atmosphere anyways? whatd it ever do for me? mother natures a bitch, time to treat her like one right?

 

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riceslayer302 said:

exactly, who the hell is the atmosphere anyways? whatd it ever do for me? mother natures a bitch, time to treat her like one right?

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i'd run it. i'm still running mine...