Where do these hoses go?
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From: Alabama
Car: 87 GTA
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3:27 BW 9 bolt
Where do these hoses go?
I have these three hoses from my purge valve(?) that aren't connected to anything. According to Chilton's they are supposed to be connected to the purge canister, but I don't have a canister as far as I know of. I have the TPI set up and my air filter box is in the corner where the canister is supposed to be (according to book). I can smell some serious fumes coming from the bigger hose and I hear it hissing, and one of the smaller hoses has a plug in the end of it.
I unscrewed the gas cap and it helped with the hissing temporarily.
I unscrewed the gas cap and it helped with the hissing temporarily.
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Car: 1989 GTA
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Re: Where do these hoses go?
You have an SLP cold air induction box on your car. The stock Firebird air filter would sit in a box in the same spot, but a much smaller box. The fuel evaporation canister would be next to it.
Installing the SLP CAI requires moving the evap canistor to somewhere else in the car. Below the air filter and behind the air dam seems like a good spot.....Unfortunately most people who install SLP boxes, just ditch the evap canister and plug the hoses.
It's a shame. You're losing fuel vapour to the atmosphere that would normally be held until the engine could burn it. Pollutes and wastes gas by venting it.
Is there a red electrical connector near there that appears to be unplugged?
On the plus side, the SLP box works a lot better than the box on my '89. And the '87 stock air filter box is even worse than the '89.
Installing the SLP CAI requires moving the evap canistor to somewhere else in the car. Below the air filter and behind the air dam seems like a good spot.....Unfortunately most people who install SLP boxes, just ditch the evap canister and plug the hoses.
It's a shame. You're losing fuel vapour to the atmosphere that would normally be held until the engine could burn it. Pollutes and wastes gas by venting it.
Is there a red electrical connector near there that appears to be unplugged?
On the plus side, the SLP box works a lot better than the box on my '89. And the '87 stock air filter box is even worse than the '89.
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Alabama
Car: 87 GTA
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3:27 BW 9 bolt
Re: Where do these hoses go?
You have an SLP cold air induction box on your car. The stock Firebird air filter would sit in a box in the same spot, but a much smaller box. The fuel evaporation canister would be next to it.
Installing the SLP CAI requires moving the evap canistor to somewhere else in the car. Below the air filter and behind the air dam seems like a good spot.....Unfortunately most people who install SLP boxes, just ditch the evap canister and plug the hoses.
It's a shame. You're losing fuel vapour to the atmosphere that would normally be held until the engine could burn it. Pollutes and wastes gas by venting it.
Is there a red electrical connector near there that appears to be unplugged?
On the plus side, the SLP box works a lot better than the box on my '89. And the '87 stock air filter box is even worse than the '89.
Installing the SLP CAI requires moving the evap canistor to somewhere else in the car. Below the air filter and behind the air dam seems like a good spot.....Unfortunately most people who install SLP boxes, just ditch the evap canister and plug the hoses.
It's a shame. You're losing fuel vapour to the atmosphere that would normally be held until the engine could burn it. Pollutes and wastes gas by venting it.
Is there a red electrical connector near there that appears to be unplugged?
On the plus side, the SLP box works a lot better than the box on my '89. And the '87 stock air filter box is even worse than the '89.
. By the way, here's the red plug.http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...A/aboxwire.jpg
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Car: 1986 trans am
Engine: 305 with almost 2000000 on it!!
Transmission: 700 r4
Re: Where do these hoses go?
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there's your mystery canister lol
i really wanted to get rid of it and many other items but after hearing your little storry i guess i will be keeping it in Last edited by aged 86 transam; Jul 1, 2008 at 05:53 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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