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Umm... what is this black box of death?

   
Old 05-28-2008, 01:56 PM
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Default Umm... what is this black box of death?
It's right next to the horns on my 01 t/a
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Old 05-28-2008, 02:31 PM
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wanting to know what this is also! it has a vacume line running to it...
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Old 05-28-2008, 02:35 PM
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looks like a charcoal canister
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its a vacuum canister. not sure what it really does. found that line just hanging there on my camaro. really nice huh
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lmao wtf is this thing. I'm gonna trace the line now and see where it goes and **** with it.
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Old 05-28-2008, 02:58 PM
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now I'm interested
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It's a vacuum tank, the feed line should go back towards the check valve near the firewall. The LT1 cars have a similar setup.
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Haven't you guys seen that before? It's a piecost.
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do we really need this thing? If not im going to remove it and plug the line.
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If it is a vacuum canister.. it is most likely for reserve to assist with the HVAC controls

If it was a charcoal canister, it would have a line to the Fuel tank and to the PCV system or purge valve system.
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well i just got rid of it. my car runs like **** now
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Originally Posted by fortmyerspolice
well i just got rid of it. my car runs like **** now
lol....tht prob wasnt the best idea thn
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lol might want to put it back on
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hahaha i was being saracastic, actually theres no difference. Car runs fine and a/c is fine too. So I pretty much saved about .1 lbs
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Weight Reduction Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It actually weights about the same as a thick piece of paper but the more **** gone the better
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Well, now that you solved your problem..I can comment on your latex gloves...come on now! Get some manly mechanic gloves
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Those gloves are kinda of thick and it's hard to really work with little things. Plus I get latex for free anyway.
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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
Haven't you guys seen that before? It's a piecost.
You have it all wrong, its a henweigh!
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it could possibly be a vacuum assist for cruise control?? late model chryslers use this type of setup....
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