charcoal canister leaking?

[techniques]

Well this just started happening about a week ago and its bugging the crap out of me

First off, this ONLY happens if Ive been driving for a while or under fast cornering (freeway loop on/off ramps).

Well it will leak...more like POUR fuel right out the bottom of the charcoal canister (up to about a 1/8th gallon), I took the canister off then can the car then NO LEAK This is a 20 year old canister and the charcoal in there is falling out but it still shouldnt be doing this. I checked for a vaccuum leak to see if something was drawing fuel through and there arent any present.

So any one got any suggestions?

thanks,
Jason

 

[humberto]

Who needs a canister to be functioning on a GN anyway?

 

[forzfed]

I believe there is a seloniod that allows the tank to vent, if it hangs up you could get fuel in the canister.

 

[tazgn]

Is there a solenoid?? I removed my canister a while ago, and probably got rid of the solenoid too. Now my fuel seems to "evaporate" when the car sits for a long time.

Derrick

 

[forzfed]

Originally posted by tazgn
Is there a solenoid?? I removed my canister a while ago, and probably got rid of the solenoid too. Now my fuel seems to "evaporate" when the car sits for a long time.

Derrick

It's either a solenoid or a valve, I'm not 100% on that. But remember the plug in to the canister? I thought that controlled the venting process?

 

[Gacmech]

Try loosening the gas cap. Mine leaked for a long time until I realized the cap was bad. It forces fuel to the overflow in quantity.

Regards,

Bill Crawford

 

[techniques]

I realized last night that in fact it was my gas cap. I loosened it and then drove it for a while to see if it would leak, and it disappeared! So that solved that problem and the canister its self will receive the "deep six treatment"
Thanks for the help guys,
Jason

 

[Gacmech]

I wouldn't get rid of it if a new cap solves the problem. You never know if it will be smogged sometime in the future. I ran a 14" K&N filter so I temporarily removed it so that the filter would fit. Whenever I needed to get the car smogged I would would simply reinstall the cat, charcol canister, stock air cleaner, hmmmm what else..oh, and reinstall the breather line to the turbo bellmouth. What a pain

BTW Glad you found the problem