vac canister

[akamcbird]

what exactly does the vacuum canister consist of? so... because i read the relocate thread and did nothing :doh: , it disappeared. (damn squirrels! :mad: ) can i construct a new one out of something cool or is there more to it?

[Geonovast]

The one in my J10 was identical to a soup can... and I believe it was factory..

[HOrnbrod]

Here's how I did mine:

 

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17120&p=173686&hilit=vacuum#p173686

[akamcbird]

Here's how I did mine:

 

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17120&p=173686&hilit=vacuum#p173686

 

thats the tread i was referring to...

 

so is the mj canister just a sealed container with two ports?

[redneck23ms]

can the canister be done away with if one is no longer using it for the fuel tank vents?

[Pete M]

the canister stores vacuum energy for the HVAC system.

 

The charcoal canister is what absorbs fumes from the gas tank.

[redneck23ms]

doh. i was thinking of the charcoal canister. i already have the vac. can under the hood.

[HOrnbrod]

Some of the older Renix cannisters had two ports w. a built-in check valve; my 91 had the football cannister w. one port and w/o a check valve. Simple answer - replace/relocate w. a similar reservoir to what you have. But unless you have devices besides the normal HVAC controls, like cruise or other devices that need more vacuum, any single port tank will work just fine as long as there is a check valve either inline or built-in the tank.

[akamcbird]

well i guess i need more explanation of how it works. i was hopping to be able to replace it with something that wasnt a car part and have something different. i could get another oe unit but I'm tryin to be cool. lost it a few days ago and aside from the idle being a little off it hasnt caused me much grief .