I was looking at vacuum diagrams earlier that show the purge canister in the front corner of the engine bay of the 305 models, and i noticed that there is not currently one in my car. All of the egr stuff in my car was taken out before i bought it, and i was just wondering if this canister is a necessary piece, or will my car run fine without it?

 

It provides venting of the fuel tank, a rather important function.

 

ok that seems pretty important... all if the lines that originally went to the canister are still in place, just not the canister. Could this be a bad thing to leave like this, or should i go find a canister for it?

 

You lose a big chunk of gas mileage without it

 

um.. ya kinda dangerous. gas is not bad but gas vapor. boooom. If you smell it then you really need it. It's kinda like having a really small gas cap off your tank. find one in the junk yard or something.

 

just went and picked one up, and it looks like it bolted right up, wasn't missing any hoses or anything under the hood.

 

You made sure to hook up the wiring for the purge solenoid, correct?

 

it looks like all of the ports on the whole part are plugged into where they need to be. would the canister still work if i turned it upside down and put it under the panel it is bolted up stock at? i kind of want to keep my engine less cluttered and it looked 10x better without it. however, i don't know much about fuel systems and this part so i want to keep everythign working right...

 

I've wondered about cutting a hole in that panel and mounting the canister down flush. That's the way I've seen some factory canisters mounted (my fullsize '84 van, for instance). You should have a shield between it and the tire to keep the filter a little cleaner.

I don't know that there would be a problem mounting it upside down, but I don't think that would be my first choice.

 

cool thanks for the input. ill go out and see if i can't find any other ways to hide it a little better. anyone else have any ideas?

 

Local club member moved his canister under where it sits now (inside the fender) and extended the wires/hoses to reach

I test fitted it down there and it has barely enough room

I will be moving it there eventually and Ill post the progress

 

the only problem i had with trying to get mine to fit under there earlier, is that the sphere thing is directly under it. if i try i may be able to get them to fit side by side, but i didnt think about that at the time