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[Tiny]

Green: i belive that it can all be hooked up even with aftermarket gear...

You should be able to hook teh cannister to one of the ports on the base of the holley and thats all thats needed! the other is to the tank?

Correct me if i'm wrong though, but i belive it can be done!

Cheers.

[FastEHHolden]

Whats the fine for not having it?

Goes along way to making chrome canister covers.one day it will sink in that you cant get away with it.

[Tiny]

Try looking for another car's cannister that is smaller in height.. i think HZ's came with a small cannister.. Hide it under the body somewehre and just run a single vapor line to the carby.. Viola.. pollution legal and hidden!

Dont ask me wehre to hide it though.. i cant answer that! I want to do it on the monaro cause of a fuel overflow problem i'm having but i cant figure out where to hide it all!

It doesnt affect power.. all that will happen is the car will run slightly rich while the vapor is burnt off that's in teh cannister... it really is a good system.

Cheers!

[Toranamat69]

That canister can go anywhere in the car you desire provided you have the tank line and the purge lines hooked up.

Mine is currently underneath where the battery originally goes, I plan to move it up the back near the fuel tank.

M@

P.S. I use a VL commodore one, same as what came out in pulsars & camiras to name a few. It is a bit smaller than the Torana ones.

Edited by Toranamat69, 13 March 2006 - 06:46 PM.

[ls2lxhatch]

I have heard that some engineers have specified two canisters for Torana's with drop tanks. It makes sense that the capacity of the cannister has to match the expected expansion in the fuel tank that causes vapour to be pushed into the canister.

You should be able to find a spot up under the front guard.

[fine69]

I've got a LX series "Emissions controll systems owner handbook" that come with the owners manual with my hatch. If anyone is interested I can try and scan for you. Just explains all the systems also has diagrams. My car was purchased 5/77, don't know the manufacture date.
It also has a part no. at the bottom 9946235 november 1976 and states that it should remain with vehicle at time of resale.

[TerrA LX]

Can someone explain what the flap in the exhaust manifold does?
It is typically found in the post 76 v8 cars in the RHS exhaust manifold.

[Dr Terry]

Can someone explain what the flap in the exhaust manifold does?
It is typically found in the post 76 v8 cars in the RHS exhaust manifold.

When the engine is cold the flap is closed, forcing the exhaust gases up the passage which goes thru to the inlet manifold. This pre-heats the inlet & provides heat for the auto-choke pick-up. The pre-heating is required because the emission type carbies run very lean & become 'unhappy' when cold without this heat. The gas then exits out thru the left-hand head & headers. When the engine warms up, the flap opens & the exhaust is then allowed to exit thru both headers as designed.

Dr Terry.

[TerrA LX]

Ok than you Dr.T.
Is the flap closed with the lever in the vertical or horizontal position?

[rodomo]

If it's the same as the old 6 hotbox, the spring would expand with heat if that helps?
And the lever (= weight?) would help it to open.

Edited by rodomo, 07 February 2010 - 12:05 AM.

[TerrA LX]

If it's the same as the old 6 hotbox, the spring would expand with heat if that helps?
And the lever (= weight?) would help it to open.

Actually I would think it would be the other way, if you look at tap handles on piping in industry the handle faces the same way as the flap/valve etc so if the handle is parallel with the pipe then it is open.

As for the weight and the spring, same here, the weighted lever would hold it closed and as the spring heated it would wind it open????

[rodomo]

Maybe?
It would depend on the orientation?
I've never seen one, just relating.