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> >I noticeds that the US cars were fitted with an evaporative emmission There's some sort of empty canister for overflow? under the left front fender on my '71 square, but the actual charcoal canister is in the rear above the tranny. On Both T1 & T3, the charcoal canister gets fresh air from the blower pumped through it; on my '71, it's picked off of the left fresh air heater elbow immediately after at the fan housing. On T1, it comes off of the top of the fan shroud--on the right, I believe. The hose is ~1/2inch in diameter. Hmmm... I *think* that the air then flows to the air cleaner after leaving the charcoal canister... hmmm... > >the intake system. > > > >My question is, are the parts available to fit this to my car? I hear that It's a bit of a mess... you need all the bits to pass inspection where controls are strict (read: California), but they're *not* readily available. They've pretty much all got to come from the junkyard. Guess what? The charcoal canisters have a finite lifetime. Don't think you can get new ones. Fat lot of good it does to have a 25-30 year old one on the car, then...! > Both of my cars have this but in different places. The Sqback has it > under the engine deck lid on the left side and the Fastback > has it under the rear passenger compartment mounted above the > transmission. I believe both are attached with a strap around My squareback is a '71 and has its charcoal canister in the same location as your '71 fastback. Perhaps the over-tranny location is a '71 thing (as opposed to a *squareback* thing). -Greg '71 squareback '63 Beetle