i have a 1989 350 TPI that i just swapped in my Trans-Am i need help with how to route the vacuum lines that go to the charcoal canister and the throttle body the diagrams dont really help me i need actual pics so if you have a formula or trans am with the tpi and can post pics in detail so i can use as areference to help me route correctly my charcaol canister lines

 

wow nobody can help i see some of you have viewed this and leave and go help some one else this really **** me off i got nothing good to say alrato

 

I have a stock 89 350 TPI, not even sure where the canister is. Tell me where and I'll take some pics of the routing for you.

 

I would've posted sooner, but I was off helping "other" people.

In anycase, a simple google search turned this up.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/t.../VacuumTPI.gif

 

I would just like to know where the thing mounts/is supposed to be mounted. My charcoal canister is currently mounted under the hood with wire ties (seriously) to the cruise control bracket. I know GM (really most auto makers) half-*** things, but I'm fairly sure they wouldn't have done that. The guy I bought the car off of said it was in that spot when he got it, & wasn't too sure where it was supposed to be mounted. Hitting some bumps on these "wonderful" Hawaii roads caused it to slip down close to the headers melting the wire ties, causing the canister to rest up against the header melting a nice silver dollar size hole in the side of the canister. I'll post a pic later. It's kind of like a 3-legged dog...sad but funny at the same time. Any help on the original mounting location would be much appreciated. I've done searches for it, but came up with nothing except that it's supposed to be in the rear somewhere, but while under the car I noticed some holes that are the right spacing apart for the two brackets clipped to the bottom of the canister. The area I am referring to is behind the front bumper on the passenger side.

@ Abubaca -- Thanks for the routing diagram. Much appreciated for when I get a new canister & mount it in the proper location.

 

@abubaca i seen that diagram but thanks for the help i need a visual pic of the actual charcoal canister and lines from a firebird tpi 89'

 

@timbeckwithfl its next to the air filter on the firebird tpi models its a black canister right next to it and gots a couple lines that go to the throttle body and one goes to the return fuel tank well i need pics to route it correctly so i dont send fuel to the canister done it before lucky i did not catch the car on fire

 

I don't know if my old thread would help, but here it is...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...ister-pic.html

I'm not sure if the canister from 89 is the same as one from 87. I finally got mine figured out, I'd take some pics for you but my car is at the transmission shop at the moment.

 

@80schild thanks for the thread i need someone to send me pics like they did to you showing the canister but mine is a bit different there are only 2 lines and a vent only if i could find one for a 1989 firebird tpi

 

This is a pic someone here sent me, but it sounds like the one you have. I think it's from an '88 or '89.

http://s1130.photobucket.com/albums/...filter=noflash

I would assume the bottom hose goes to the fuel tank, and the top smaller one goes to the throttle body.

 

Here is a pic from my 89 Formula... Hope this helps.

 

@formula_novice great pic now can you take some more pics and follow both lines on the charcoal canister

 

@formula_novice, very interesting location for your charcoal canister. My air intake box takes up that whole area. If I put in a CAI, or ram air intake I could mount mine there, but I think I'll look for another location for the time being. Thanks for the great pic, though.