Can I remove this?

Apr 19, 2004 3 Replies

Hey Gang,



So basically I am trying to clean up the engine compartment and free up all the crap that is in my way. So my question to you guys and gals are as follows:



do i need that "filter thing" that is on the passenger side of the car in the front..it's a black square looking plastic box...has several rubber hoses coming out of it...I have absolutely No ida what it is or does....and I cannot find it in any of my books...on these hoses, there are what seems to me as sensors, that have electrical connections to them...can I remove these as well and will it cause any problems for me?



My second question is, I just swapped out my old intake and carb (original ford) for an Edelbrock Performer RPM and a silver series carb( 1406 ). My question is this. on my original Intake, there were two connections (plastic) in the rear of the intake..they have a 3 line connection into both of them...Do I need these..cuz On the edelbrock Intake, there is only a position for one unit....can I ignore these all together.??? and to top it all off, i have to re-run my fuel line, cuz it's not in the same spot and the original holley that was on the car!



third question: the carb is not a direct swap.....the throttle linkages are not the same...can someone direct as to how the hell i am supposed to connect my throttle cable to this new carb when the freaking lines don't line upand on my throttle cable it has a snap in type connection and I do not see anything of the sort on the edelbrock. I am getting very annoyed with these changes....all my references are coming from you guys and whatever other literature I can pick up. I tried to go to a local spped shop and the guy was NUTS I tell ya NuTS....wanted to charge me 50$ just to look at the carb to see if he could fix my problems..I was like GET THE F*** OUTTA HERE.....



okay guys and gals.....if anyone feels like helping a poor soul out.....I have all kinds of digital pictures of these headaches and I really need help!



Thanks for reading



Rick


Well I think you're talking about the evap canister but maybe you have a 1953 Wartburg and I didn't think they came with them.

My crystal ball is in the shop so how about throwing us mere mortals a year make and model ( tell ya what I bet it's a Mustang and what's more it appears to have a carb) With an evap can that only leaves roughly 10 years to choose from.

Regardless of my smart ass remarks, if it is the evap can, if you have provincial e-test you need it, as it is part of the emission controls. Its purpose is to "capture" fuel vapours and recycle them back to the fuel tank. If you do remove it cap the lines. StuK

Sounds like the charcoal evaporation canister. It's what the fumes from the gas tank bleed through.

Sorry guys....it is an 1984 GT

Thanks again....

Rick

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