If you live in an area that has emissions checks, then yes, ignoring it is the proper answer. If you have a problem in your emissions, it will be addressed if the evap cannister has a problem. Otherwise, don't bother with it.

On Jul 11, 2011, at 12:15 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> So what's a responsible citizen to do if he suddenly learns he has a 27
> year-old evap canister onboard? Ignoring it hardly seems like the right
> thing to do.
>
> On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 20:54 -0700, Old Volks Home wrote:
>
>> Yeah, you could do that back on the more "vintage" models, but not on
>> a newer "vintage" model like Mellow Yellow.  These are usually sealed
>> and are located in the REAR Right Wheel Well.  Too, bad they're not
>> available new from VW anymore.  Never had to replace mine tho.....