Posted January 16, 201213 yr comment_377652 well I just broke off the tip of the canister that goes to my dizzy vacuum advance.Where can I get a replacement or is there a way to bypass it? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 17, 201213 yr comment_377822 Do you mean the emissions control charcoal canister in the engine compartment, or the vacuum advance dashpot on the distributor? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/#findComment-377822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 17, 201213 yr comment_377829 You can get a replacement anywhere used parts are sold.You could bypass it if you do it right, but there's no performance cost and there are eco-benefits. I'm a tree hugger. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/#findComment-377829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 17, 201213 yr Author comment_377856 Do you mean the emissions control charcoal canister in the engine compartment, or the vacuum advance dashpot on the distributor?the canister on the passenger side. I do believe it's the carbon canister that filters stuff.You can get a replacement anywhere used parts are sold.You could bypass it if you do it right, but there's no performance cost and there are eco-benefits. I'm a tree hugger.how can I bypass it until I find another one? I only want to bypass the vacuum advance that goes to my distributer, or to be techincal, it goes to a T fitting that goes to my distributer and I believe my thottle body. Edited January 17, 201213 yr by Milenko2121 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/#findComment-377856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 17, 201213 yr comment_377878 The purpose of that canister is to capture and store gasoline vapors that evaporate from your gas tank while the car is parked. The vapors are stored in that can, and the next time the car is started, those stored vapors are sucked into the engine and burned.As a temporary fix until you find yourself a new can, you should be able to cap the line that comes from the throttle body and leave the nipple on the carbon canister hang open. Done that way, the engine will still suck a tiny bit of the vapors, but not as much as it should.So the plastic nipple that snapped off... If it's the one that goes to the same "T" as the distributor, then that's the one that goes to the plastic CAP on the canister, right? If that's the case, then you should be able to just replace the cap, not the whole can. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/#findComment-377878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 17, 201213 yr Author comment_377897 The purpose of that canister is to capture and store gasoline vapors that evaporate from your gas tank while the car is parked. The vapors are stored in that can, and the next time the car is started, those stored vapors are sucked into the engine and burned.As a temporary fix until you find yourself a new can, you should be able to cap the line that comes from the throttle body and leave the nipple on the carbon canister hang open. Done that way, the engine will still suck a tiny bit of the vapors, but not as much as it should. So the plastic nipple that snapped off... If it's the one that goes to the same "T" as the distributor, then that's the one that goes to the plastic CAP on the canister, right? If that's the case, then you should be able to just replace the cap, not the whole can. thanks, and yeah, I'm hoping to find a 280z at a junkyard and get a new cap. the canister is fine, it's only that cap. if anyone were to have a spare by some odd chance, i'd take it off their hands Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/41959-280z-carbon-canister/#findComment-377897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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