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Looking for a charcoal filter valve
Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:04:09 -0400
Hi, I'm looking for a used charcoal filter valve. Is there one out there? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:31:31 -0400
...through a 1.4 mm orifice) pulls filtered air from the filter box through the charcoal and into the engine. The other connection through...
charcoal filter
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 14:28:00 -0800
...what is the purpose of the Charcoal Filter on my 90 Westy Syncro? what is the life of these things? seems like it would...
Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor
Historical mailing list - Bob Worrells
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 15:36:29 -0500
My 86 Westy as a STRONG odor of gas that seems to be coming from the charcoal filter. Do these things go bad. Am...
Re: Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 16:28:22 -0500
...Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor My 86 Westy as a STRONG odor of gas that seems to be coming from the charcoal filter. Do...
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:05:30 -0700
...At certain times, a valve opens allowing filtered air from air cleaner to be pulled through bottom hose of charcoal canister, through canister, out...
Charcoal Filter?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:52:40 -0500
I just learned that my vanagon has a "charcoal filter valve." Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of this device? I'm...
Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:46:19 -0700
...removing the charcoal filter had no effect on the slow-filling problem. Also, the vent line from the charcoal filter to the filter control...
Charcoal filter?
Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:27:36 -0400
...I believe it's a charcoal filter of some kind, mentioned in passing only in Tom Wilson's book, not in Haynes or in...
Charcoal canister hose connection
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 21:54:35 EDT
Hello Volks The hose coming off the bottom of the charcoal canister connects to the air filter housing on my 84 GL. This hose...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:37:47 -0800
Charcoal filters will not remove dissolved minerals that cause hard water. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw...
Re: Fram Gas filter
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:06:05 -0400
...to 14mm from the tank to the fuel pump? Did the early > model have a charcoal canister filter or was that added later? > > Troy
Clogged charcoal canister
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:31:45 -0700
Back when I had my '75 Scirocco, I re-packed the charcoal canister with fish-filter charcoal. I was able to open it's...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:15:00 -0700
...Had a heavy charcoal filter on the tank to take out some impurities but not the minerals. African cichlids love the liquid rock. �� jimt...
Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:05:55 -0700
...I know on 1.9 engines the charcoal canister tube has an obvious connection to the air filter, but where does it connect to...
Re: Gas tank sucked together!
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:08:32 -0400
...It sure sounds like your charcoal filter is clogged. Sometimes they can be made to work again by removing them and banging them so...
Re: charcoal filter
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:01:33 -0500
At 11:05 11/6/2000, Matthew Pollard wrote: >propanol, acetone, diethyl ether, etc) will cling to the charcoal and >proves very difficult >to...
unidentified cylindrical object
Historical mailing list - Robert Young
Tue, 6 May 2008 18:27:15 -0700
...thought at first it could be the charcoal filter but the plumbing that connects to it doesn't make sense. One line comes from...
Re: anyone refill a vanagon charcoal cannister?
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:39:52 +0200
...I used to have tropical fish filters which required one to pour charcoal into the unit when cleaning the unit. You could buy it...
Re: Gas tank sucked together!
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:39:25 -0400
My understanding of the function of the charcoal filter is... When gas is heated it expands, and in order not to let the toxic...
Re: unidentified cylindrical object
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 7 May 2008 07:43:58 -0400
...thought at > first it could be the charcoal filter but the plumbing that connects to it > doesn't make sense. One line comes from...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:34:27 -0800
...Had a heavy charcoal filter on the tank to take out some impurities but not the minerals. African cichlids love the liquid rock. ........................................ jimt...
Re: charcoal filter
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:20:45 -0800
> At 11:05 11/6/2000, Matthew Pollard wrote: > >propanol, acetone, diethyl ether, etc) will cling to the charcoal and > >proves very difficult > >to...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:35:49 -0600
Might be a good idea to invest in a simple charcoal in line water filter that will screw right into your hose. It'll...
Re: charcoal filter
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 17:49:51 EST
...The canister is full of activated charcoal. It is designed to recover fuel vapors and such which would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. They...
Re: Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:09:25 -0400
...I know on 1.9 engines the charcoal canister tube has an obvious connection to the air filter, but where does it connect to...
Fuel filters
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:53:48 -0800
...to get a backup and notice there are two fuel filters. One charcoal canister type and then another square plastic one. Is this normal...
Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:17:16 -0400
...removing the charcoal filter had no > effect on the slow-filling problem. Also, the vent line from the > charcoal filter to the filter control...
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:43:12 -0700
All I know is that my EGR filter, (the charcoal canister) in my previous '81 Federal emissions van, was leaking at the seams, according...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:04:51 -0600
...Coolant > Charcoal filters will not remove dissolved minerals that cause hard > water. > > Alistair > > > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members...
Re: charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:18:08 -0500
...charcoal cannister When I swapped out the charcoal filter on my '81 (for Jetta engine swap) I noticed the air cooled and Jetta cannisters...
Re: charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:14:08 -0800
When I swapped out the charcoal filter on my '81 (for Jetta engine swap) I noticed the air cooled and Jetta cannisters looked *very...
Re: charcoal filter
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:05:04 -0800
Activated Charcoal is nothing more that really clean charcoal that has a lot of 'active' sites that can all bonding. When your gas vapors...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:47:51 -0600
...Coolant > Might be a good idea to invest in a simple charcoal in line water filter > that will screw right into your hose. > It...
Re: charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:40:04 -0600
...charcoal cannister When I swapped out the charcoal filter on my '81 (for Jetta engine swap) I noticed the air cooled and Jetta cannisters...
Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:24:49 -0500
...The black thing visible in the wheel well is the activated charcoal vapor trap. Replacing the fuel filter is a bi*ch. -Larry '86...
Re: Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:38:41 -0800
...know on 1.9 engines the charcoal canister tube has an obvious > connection to the air filter, but where does it connect to on...
Re: Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:28:52 -0800
...know on 1.9 engines the charcoal canister tube has an obvious > connection to the air filter, but where does it connect to on...
Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:35:21 -0600
...I had my 91 Westy to the mechanic for some other stuff & he had a quick look at the charcoal filter valve while he...
Re: Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:15:24 -0400
...Charcoal Filter & Valve workings > Hi, > > I have the classic "clunk" that I believe is the gas tank collapsing > from the vacuum. I know something...
Re: Fram Gas filter
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:02:53 -0800
...to 14mm from the tank to the fuel pump? Did the early model have a charcoal canister filter or was that added later? Troy
Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:04:52 -0800
...removing the charcoal filter had no > effect on the slow-filling problem. Also, the vent line from the > charcoal filter to the filter control...
Re: Fuel filters
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:39:37 -0700
...to get a backup and notice there > are two fuel filters. One charcoal canister type and then another square > plastic one. Is this normal...
Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:45:51 -0700
...8/20/2014 9:12 AM, Neil N wrote: > > ...... > Scavenged a charcoal filter off a 94 Jetta. Part number 171 201 813 > > > -- Neil n...
Re: Gas tank sucked together!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:04:16 -0400
...your charcoal filter is clogged. Sometimes they can > be made to work again by removing them and banging them so that the > charcoal is...
Re: Fuel filters
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:59:36 -0500
...to get a backup and notice there are two fuel filters. One charcoal canister type and then another square plastic one. Is this normal...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:08:37 -0600
...I'm on well water and the charcoal filter lower's what is coming out of the end of the hose, just fine. Works...
Re: unidentified cylindrical object
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 May 2008 23:30:21 -0400
...thought at first it could be the charcoal filter but the plumbing that connects to it doesn't make sense. One line comes from...
charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:46:02 -0500
...this cannister up and replaced the charcoal with the type that you might by for an aquarium filter? I guess you would have to...
charcoal air filter/vacuum system
Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 06:31:21 -0700
looking into replacing all vacuum lines and that air canister forward of the air filter, looking from rear. 1.9L 85...i don't...
Re: charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:30:14 -0800
...this cannister up and replaced the charcoal with the type that you might by for an aquarium filter? I guess you would have to...
Re: charcoal cannister
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:45:03 -0800
...charcoal cannister > > When I swapped out the charcoal filter on my '81 (for Jetta engine > swap) I noticed the air cooled and Jetta cannisters...
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:51 -0400
...Dave On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Melissa Mourkas wrote: > All I know is that my EGR filter, (the charcoal canister...
Charcoal Canister Dangers and Docs
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:35:40 -0500
...If charcoal bits travel out of the canister, they can only go either into the gas tank, where they would be filtered, or into...
Re: Water Treatment / Purification
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 10:51:43 -0800
...Jim Larry Chase wrote: > > There was talk of filters (charcoal and such) and other treatment > approaches. >
Re: Post gas tank/system reseal - vacuum in gas tank
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:35:51 -0400
...the charcoal with aquarium activated carbon. I don't remember for sure but there may be a check valve in this filter housing? This...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 5 Mar 2018 15:34:16 -0800
...All I could figure is > that the charcoal filter was "full" and not allowing fumes to pass and/or > not venting to atmosphere at...
Vacuum lines for charcoal filter/replacing Syncro fuel sender
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:24:01 -0700
...When the rain stops tomorrow I'd like to get the charcoal filter out of the way completely. Can I disconnect the hoses attached...
Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:03:18 -0800
...We found out that >> his WBX'r had the bottom vent hose of the charcoal filter exhaust to >> atmosphere, not into air cleaner, Bentley...
Re: gas spilling
Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
Thu, 7 May 1998 18:44:40 -0700
...to charcoal filter <--+----------------------+--> to charcoal filter | | +-----+-----+ +-----+-----+ |///////////|__________|///////////| |//////////////////////////////////|===== filler pipe |//////////////////////////////////| |//////////////////////////////////| +----------------------------------+ Your problem is probably with part of this system. Either 1 of the 3 hoses is...