[T3] 71 Squareback MT/FI - Mystery Hose / Canister

[Mike Fisher]

Those evaporative/smog canisters & small hoses are usually plugged up and
useless.  They are best discarded, especially the canister up under the
left front fender that always has rust growing under it!

On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 1:29 PM, Wisconsin Spryers <wispryers at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In tracing down the various engine hose attachments that I'm need to
> replace, I've noticed one hose that looks like it should be coming from a
> port in the top side of the elbow that is connected to left upper heat
> exchanger. The hose is very brittle and is not actually attached, just
> positioned above this port. This hose then runs through the front engine
> tin and connects to the left side of a "canister" that is attached to the
> underside of the back deck, above the transmission.  On the right side of
> this "canister" another hose returns back through the front engine tin and,
> I believe attaches to the port on the right side of the oil bath air
> cleaner. There is only one port on the right side of the air cleaner so I'm
> assuming this is where this hose attaches. It has deteriorated such that
> there is only 1-2 inches of the remaining hose reaching into right side of
> the engine compartment.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) What is the purpose of this canister?
> 2) Is the routing of the hoses correct?
> 3) Is there any maintenance required on this canister?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard Spryer
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