Anyone found a source for the charcoal canister filter for a 71 with a 302?

 

 

If you still have the container, you should be able to google "activated charcoal", then un-crimp the container and refill it.

 

Are you talking about the fiber filter module that fits inside the air filter housing? Has the actual hose fitting on it that sticks out through the housing so that the hose from the canister can attach to it?
Or is there some other filter?

I'm thinking it's the #90697 in Bill's diagrams above, unless that's for the whole air filter instead?

Paul

 

Oh, and if that's the case, where it's the plastic housing filled with a fiber filter media, they used to be right on the "Fram wall" at all the local parts stores. In plain sight along with three or ten other similar designs.
Maybe that's changed after all the new stuff that's come out in the last 30 years (since I bought one) and they could be special order items now. But they were very common at one point.

Good luck.

Paul

 

9D697 (D0OZ-9D697-A) is the foam filter itself. 9D695 (D1ZZ-9D695-A) is the foam filter and housing. Both of these fit I-6 & V8 myriad cars/trucks.

 

No the canister itself. Other cars used to have a replaceable charcoal pad but apparently Fords unit is not serviceable separately.

 

Yeah, never seen one with a replaceable element on ours. Maybe they're out there and I just never messed with them enough, but they all look like the typical "no user serviceable parts" kind of thing.
In fact I'd be surprised if that was even allowed by law, or owners could simply remove the filters and leave them out because they're "just more of that smog crap" according to so many. Which they're not of course, but that wouldn't stop some from trying to defeat it's function, but leave it visually intact.

Do you suspect yours needs replacing, or just thinking about it due to it's age?
Generally they last half of forever, but with some styles you can even read about heating them in the oven to encourage any excess liquid to evaporate and then just re-use the same canister. Others say that once it's been contamiated with liquid it has to be replaced.
But I would certainly not replace one unless I knew it was needed, OR I simply wanted to change the older style to the newer plastic tank style.

Good luck. Let us know what you're up against.

Paul

 

No just because it's almost 50 years old.
The guy at O'reillys tried to tell me that I didn't need to replace my return power steering hose because "there's no pressure on it".
I told him because it's almost 50 years old. A blown p.s. return hose could still cause a fire.

 

Too true on the rubber hose! Guess the guy was young and hadn't replaced many hoses in his/her short life yet.
Not sure if the old charcoal needs it or not, but that would be a good discussion to have. They were considered "replenishable" just by heating up gently to evaporate any residual, but that was only if it was somehow determined to be needed. Not part of any normal maintenance period.

Kind of interested in hearing about that now. I like the idea of a fully functioning charcoal canister. Just don't know if they deteriorate or not.

Good luck.

Paul