Ok, so I realize what I am about to suggest is "illegal" and that I could
go to prison for the rest of my life for altering the emissions system...
If I just de-attach both hoses from the Odd Thing in the back of the car,
connect them with a small section of pipe (obviously bypassing the Odd
Thing), will I be allright in that department?
AFAIK, the fuel cap is venting but hey, I'll replace is with a new venting
one just for the fun of it. The spring on the clutch peddal popped off
tonight and although I can't feel much of a difference, it wouldnt hurt.
The car never fails to start (sometimes it can take quite a bit of
cranking, 10 or 20 seconds) but it does get worse after I have been
driving it and when its hot out...
How do I remove the other emissions systems on the car? :)
Geoff
This one time, at band camp, Garner, Joseph P. wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> Aha! One I actually know the answer to!
>
> Let me guess. The car won't start after you have been driving it. The
> problem is a lot worse in hot weather, or if the car is left in the sun?
>
> It's that bloody silly smog system again. Unburnt petrol vapour is adsorbed
> in the mysterious absorbtion canister thingy (or pair, depending on model),
> and supposedly returned to the carb to be burnt, or back to the fuel tank
> via the strange little tank on the inside right of the boot.
>
> If you have any kind of blockage/impediment in the fuel return line, then
> the car vapour-locks, and won't start. These blockages can be of many kinds,
> including
>
> -a blocked/broken vent cap on the tank (you do have a venting cap on the
> tank, rather than a non-venting DPO replacement?).
>
> -crud in the vapour line between the fuel tank, and the funny tank in the
> boot, or crud in the little tank (sorry no manual, can't remember the proper
> terms), or crud in the line between tank and resorbtion canister.
>
> -rotted out hoses (petrol vapour does bad things to rubber over the years)
> that have either collapsed on the inside or kinked. This was my problem.
> 10cents for a new bit of hose, and i NEVER had the car fail to start again
> (well from this problem anyway). There is hose in the boot, and hose running
> from the absorbtion canister to the vapour line itself. The latter has to
> make a sharp short turn, so i'd check that first.
>
> IMHO, YMMV, etc, my advice would be to first check for kinked/rotted hoses
> in this system. replace as necessary. check the vent cap. If these aren't
> your primary problem, at least you have cleared up any secondary confusing
> problems. Next time the car fails to start, take the petrol cap of the fuel
> tank, if you get a big hiss of pressure this is probably the problem...
> replace the cap and try again. if it starts now, then you know that your
> problem is probably the cap. There are lots of places along the system where
> you can unhook a hose, allow any built-up pressure to escape, reattach the
> hose, (ALLOWING ANY PETROL VAPOUR TO DISAPPATE FIRST OF COURSE), and try
> starting the car. this should allow you to physically locate the section of
> the system which is blocked. If it appears to be a section of vapour return
> line, then disattach the line at BOTH ends and blow it through with
> compressed air. Take great care not to blow compressed air through any line
> attached to the fuel pump or the fuel pump will die.
>
> I hope that helps... as with any work on the fuel system be extremely
> careful with petrol vapour and sparks etc.
>
> incidentally what are the symptoms of buggered adsorbtion pads... Max,
> Laurie, Ed? No obvious jokes please.... that's my department!
>
> ;-)
>
> cheers
>
> Dr. Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey Gallaway
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Sent: 7/22/00 11:25 AM
> Subject: Gurgling Sound coming from back of car
>
> Some people may know of my fuel starvation problems with my 70 BGT.
> While
> sitting in a parking lot, waiting for someone today, it died as usual. I
> didn't attempt to turn it back on since I didn't know how long it would
> be
> till the person arrived. About a minute after it had died, I heard a
> gurgling sound come from the back right of the car for a few seconds.
> Once
> the person arrived and I started to drive, the fuel starvation problem
> was
> absolutely horrible, dying at almost every light and taking a few
> seconds
> to start again. Now, I know there is a large metal cannister in the
> right
> back of the car (where the gurgling sound came from). What does this
> cannister do and what might it have to do with my car dying and why
> would
> it make a gurgling sound? If it is the cause of the problem, can I
> remove
> it, fix it or do I need a new one?
>
> Thanks for the advice,
> Geoff
>
>
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