So, I'm just gonna ask out of curiosity....The vapor purge solenoid is there to reduce fuel tank emissions, I doubt that there is really a gain to disconecting it, so what's the point of disconnecting it?
-Batman
--- Shane Moseley <smoseley@ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
>fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
>> Yeah it's a no maintenance thing but be careful you don't pull one of the tubes
>> out... I did somehow and it set off the check engine light (MIL).
>
>I can't speak on the black box under truck thingy (cause mine is under the hood) but
>if this is your charcoal cannister, it receives fumes or vapors that accumulate and
>get pressurized by the fuel sloshing around in the gas tank.
>
>I pulled mine out along with all the vacuum hoses that connect it to the solenoid
>(black thing on back of drivers side fuel rail). I also removed the line that teed
>into the intake manifold full-vacuum port during my MPI install. This was at least
>1.5 years ago if not 2+ years. The ONLY adverse effect that I have found is that if
>you have a very full tank of gas and do alot of quick stops and hard launches, it
>will cause the pressure to build up and will case the "Incorrect purge flow" MIL to
>illuminate. Its only happened to me about 4 times in a LONG time. Since I always
>have my scan tool and cable (connected fulltime 8) - I just turn it off. Believe it
>or not - having it come on - and knowing how to cause it to come on - actually
>HELPED me demo my scan tools ability to turn off the MIL. I didn't even have to
>stop - open hood - and dink w/something....just did a few stop-n-gos w/a full
>tank...
>
>No - I don't have to bow down to the smog lords 8). And you must leave the solenoid
>electrical connection connected at all times (mines just hanging off the harness
>back there somewhere) or you will get a permanent MIL.
>
>My $0.02 - hope it helps...
>
>Latr,
>
>Shane (2,021 DML messages to go 8( )
>
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