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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 02:15 PM
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Why doesn't anyone sell new vapor canisters for these cars??? There are a lot of them still on the road...
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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 04:32 PM
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Re: So......

because you don't have to have one if the car is more than 25 years old.
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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 04:36 PM
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Re: So......

If you have a carb this one might work. You can also replace just the filter.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...SABEgL37PD_BwE
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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 08:20 PM
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Re: So......

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because you don't have to have one if the car is more than 25 years old.
Do gasoline vapors smell better now than they did 25 years ago?...
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Old Aug 27, 2018 | 08:25 PM
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If you have a carb this one might work. You can also replace just the filter.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...SABEgL37PD_BwE
Thanks...
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 07:38 AM
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Why doesn't anyone sell new vapor canisters for these cars???
Why don't YOU start selling new vapor canisters for these cars???

One of 2 things will happen:

EITHER, you will get instantly and fabulously rich from the millions you provide, and your inbox will be flooded with thousands of messages of gratitude and worship;
OR, you will find out why nobody is selling them now.

Instinct tells me it's more likely to be the latter.
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 09:40 AM
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Why don't YOU start selling new vapor canisters for these cars???

One of 2 things will happen:

EITHER, you will get instantly and fabulously rich from the millions you provide, and your inbox will be flooded with thousands of messages of gratitude and worship;
OR, you will find out why nobody is selling them now.

Instinct tells me it's more likely to be the latter.
And how would I sell a product that I couldn't even find one for myself?...
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 09:59 AM
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And how would I sell a product that I couldn't even find one for myself?...
You would have to manufacture them.
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 12:13 PM
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You would have to manufacture them.
So you manufacture everything you need for your car? If I could do that, I wouldn't need restoration parts companies for anything, and would not have to ask any questions here...
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 12:18 PM
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Re: So......

Originally Posted by T.L.
There are a lot of them still on the road...
.... lol, I haven't seen a third gen on the road in years, and I'm being very serious. Kinda sad.

In fact, I actually see more Grand Nationals on the road than our cars, go figure.

- Rob
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 02:06 PM
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I built my own. .....PVC....various fittings....fishtank charcoal....easy peasy. I change the charcoal every six months or so.
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 05:56 PM
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I built my own.
There ya go.

You could even use that black pipe they make (ABS? whatever), and then you wouldn't even have to paint it.
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 06:09 PM
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If you really wanted a new GM one, then you get get one for a 88-95 TBI truck. Or from a junkyard - those trucks are everywhere. I just tossed mine since i had to move my battery from passenger side to driver.
The truck ones dont have the solenoid mounted on top, so you would have to get the solenoid to go along with it and found a place to mount it. But the connectors are the same.
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