

| Subject: | Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose |
| From: | Chris S |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:13 -0400 |
Lighten up. 2009/10/26, mcneely4@cox.net <mcneely4@cox.net>: > It absorbs hydrocarbon fumes. With apologies for it not being Friday, > I'm not sure I understand the point of your last statement. Do you mean > that since there are other sources of pollutants, it's ok if we don't > maintain pollution control equipment on our vehicles? Like, if there is > someone beating his wife in China, it is all right if a woman in Texas > beats her husband? Fact is, newer gas cans have gaskets and other means > of blocking fumes. Another way to help on this is to buy just the > amount of gasoline you need for a specific job, rather than store it. > It goes bad, remember. Even better, do as I do, and don't keep a lawn > or keep a minimal one and mow it with a battery powered mower that can > be recharged with wind power. > > Dave Mc > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Chris S wrote: > >> It's a part of Al Gore's top secret carbon equistration program. >> Either that or it absorbs the hydrocarbon fumes from our gas tanks >> when the engine runs. Maintain it by making sure all the vacuum lines >> are connected and not leaking, and remember that for every car with a >> missing canister there are 3 lawn mower gas cans leaking fumes into >> our atmosphere. >> >> 2009/10/26, Michael Sullivan : >>> What is the purpose of this? Any maintenance required? Thanks. >>> Michael in San Antonio >>> 91GL AT 'Gringo' >>> 73 Beetle >>> >> >> >> -- >> Chris S. >> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" > -- Wysłane z mojego urządzenia przenośnego Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
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