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Re: [T3] Fender removal


On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 11:24, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 27 Jul 2002, at 10:38, Kooser, Jacob wrote:
> 
> > Jason, that's a charcoal canister.  They usually just act as crud-catchers,
> > most of the stuff kicked up by the driver's front tire ends up on top of the
> > thing, and holds water, eventually causing the inner fender to rust out.  My
> > vote would be to ditch it entirely before that happens.  Russ and Jim
> > probably have better advice on that, though.
> 
> The charcoal cannister is in the rear, to the left of the engine in 70 and above 
> the transmission thereafter.
> 
Mine WAS above the left front wheel on my '71.
Not much left of it after it fell out at 65 mph. :)

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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