FuelVaporEvap' CharcoalCanister would be my guess & if that "Disconnected"Hose comes out of the bottom

of it, it is the BreatherHose, which VW, QuiteStupidly, chose to just Stuff into a hole in the frame ~ It should be

@Least run to some ReasonablyCleanLocation & have a Small AirFilter put in the end of it ~

On 15 Jun , 2015, at 2:51 PM, Marc Perdue wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I was working on something on my van and discovered a disconnected
> hose that appeared to go to a canister up behind the top of the rear
> wheel well on the passenger side. The canister appears to have been
> knocked out of position by some kind of padding (sound deadening
> material?) that has fallen down from, I think, under the bottom of the
> rear seat.
> 
> Anybody know what this canister is? What impact on the vehicle's
> running would that loose hose have? It's an '87 Westy with 2.1L
> engine, auto tranny.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marc Perdue