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andy wrote: >thanks again jim >i did all of the vent changes you recommend but never looked at >the overflow pipe. >i never did find a charcoal cannister though. i read somewhere that it >could be mounted in the hollow above the trans rather than on the side of >the engine compartment, but havent looked there for one. > > As originally equipped, there is a charcoal canister over the transmission to catch vapors from the intake, and another canister in the LF fenderwell to catch vapors coming from the tank. These two are linked together by a very thin tube that is likely today decayed to the point of uselessness. The canister in the fenderwell may very well be gone. These would typically have the strap that holds them rot off completely and they'd fall out. At this point, I'd declare that the evaporative emissions system as originally equipped in our vehicles to likely be hopelessly defunct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~