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Re: [Spridgets] spider webs in evaporative canister (Mazda)

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] spider webs in evaporative canister (Mazda)
From: Lester <oldsaabguy@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:30:40 -0600
You know that somewhere there is an engineer with his face in his hands
crying.. "Spiders??  Are you kidding me?  I spent 8 years of my life designing
that...That system can survive a nuclear blast but spiders???"

Lester


On Mar 4, 2011, at 4:52 AM, <corvallis@peoplepc.com> <corvallis@peoplepc.com>
wrote:

> In what may well be an automotive industry first, Mazda is recalling 52,000
> cars because of the potential for a vent line to be clogged by -- you
> guessed it -- spider webs. (Yes, really.)
>
> "A certain type of spider may weave a web in the evaporative canister vent
> line and this may cause a restriction in the line," warns the official
> recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If a
> spider does weave its tangled web there, it could prevent vapors from
> escaping the fuel tank and "eventually result in a crack, potentially
> leading to fuel leakage and an increased risk of fire."
>
> The recall applies to 2009-2010 model year Mazda6's. Back in October 2009,
> the automaker examined a Mazda6 with a crack in the fuel tank and, lo and
> behold, found a spider web in the vent line.
>
> "Our subsequent investigation revealed that a spider web caused a
> restriction in the canister vent line," Mazda informed NHTSA in a letter
> dated Feb. 25.
>
> Owners of the midsize sedan will need to take their car to a Mazda
> dealership where a special valve designed to "prohibit spider intrusion"
> will be installed.
>
> Mazda says no fires, accidents, or injuries are known to have been caused
by
> this insect-related issue.
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