Bob,
You do not even have to use new charcoal - Just bake it in the oven for
10-20 mins and it re-charges itself (see schoolboy chemistry) but charcoal
sellers/filters do not like you to know this.
At 03:09 PM 3/30/00 -0500, Bob Howard wrote:
>Dave,
> Replacing the charcoal in the cannister is pretty easy. Unscrew the
>bottom, stand back while the spring tosses charcoal granules skyward,
>remove whatever is left. Reassemble with new charcoal from the fish
>department of your local pet store, make a new filter pad of scotchbrite
>to replace the rubber one that is probably shot, screw the bottom back on
>and the job is done.
>Bob
>
>
>On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:47:27 -0600 Dave <hearts@radiks.net> writes:
>> Heres an interesting one. My '76B started losing power and seemed to
>> die
>> on acceleration.
>> Felt like the choke was stuck closed. It was not. Took the
>> crankcase
>> ventilation hose off the
>> carb and it ran 90% better. Took the vacuum hose from the charcoal
>> canister off it ran 110%
>> better! Put them back on-same problem. I also have the hose from
>> the
>> valve cover to the
>> canister off. Running great. I'm tempted to leave it as is. Great
>> starting and power. My
>> guess is a plugged charcoal canister. All expertise appreciated.
>> Thanks
>> guys.
>>
>
>
Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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