Thanks Neil. I'll give this procedure a try.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 1:14 pm
Subject: Re: charcoal cannister

When I swapped out the charcoal filter on my '81 (for Jetta engine
swap) I noticed the air cooled and Jetta cannisters looked *very*
similar.

If need could one substitute one from another vehicle?

Check out this thread on how someone did what you are thinking of doing

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=325295&highlight=charcoal

Cheers,

Neil.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:46 AM, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com>
wrote:
> My charcaol cannister is compacted and causing my fuel tank to flex. I
> don't like that this is happening and am concerned that it may cause
> problems with the rubber seals on top of the tank (recently replaced
> with fuel lines). I previously removed the cannister checked the valve
> and shook the cannister to try and get it to filter properly but feel
> that this is just a bandaid as this lasted about 10k. Has anyone on
the
> list ever opened this cannister up and replaced the charcoal with the
> type that you might by for an aquarium filter? I guess you would have
> to saw it open to empty/refill it and then find a secure way to reseal
> it. I guess I don't want to pay the price for an entire new cannister
> if I could replace just the filter media within it (I think that the
> cannister is over $100.00). Any thoughts from the list on this idea?
> TIA.
>
> David Clarkson
> 90 Westy (264k)
>
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