What the evap canister for?

Re: What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (dukey33) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:58:10 GMT

I think it's just the time zone difference.

Re: What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (tonythecarguy) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:15:29 GMT

duke,
you must type faster than I as when I started to write this you had not yet posted and there is a 9 minute difference in the post times!!

Re: What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (tonythecarguy) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:13:13 GMT

pupule,

The evap canister collects evaporated gas (opposed to the liquid) from the tank. At opportune times it then releases it into the engine to be burned. On the 49 state bikes the gas fumes are just vented to the atmosphere. The same vent allows air to come in to the tank as the liquid level drops. This is known as evaporative emissions or unburned...

Re: What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (dukey33) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:04:11 GMT

Evap can collects gas fumes to keep the greenies happy. It holds it until the next time the engine is started and provides it back to the carburetor.

There should not be any maintenance requirements (check your manual), but I do recall the simple check for the evap can on cars was to shake it. If you could hear the charcoal shaking around like a can full of gravel, it needed replacement. Of course, all we ever did was throw it away and cap off the vent line with a breather.

Re: What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (Chicago) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:13:37 GMT

You must have a California bike. As for maintenance, I dunno, I live in Michigan.

What the evap canister for?

feeds@yuku.com (Pupule Rider) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:50:14 GMT

What's the evap canister for? Does it need to be serviced or changed? I never even noticed it before, except the rubber cover tore off. I just glued it back to the canister.