About Engine Swap
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About Engine Swap
AX AND RANDYJACK. and who ever else can help. I have a question you told me to keep all the cans under the hood of my donor car vacuum and so forth. My question is Iv'e seen a lot of other cars and trucks that people have built and they don't have all of this stuff on thiers so how do they get away with not using these things or am i just missing something. Didn't they need all of this stuff on thiers as well. RUSTY
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There were two kinds of cans discussed in previous threads; emission cans and vacuum cans. Vacuum cans are for the heater controls, and vacuum wipers if you have them. Emission cans are most likely what you are concerned about? If the donor engine used the cans on the donor, it needs them on the new install. You can eliminate them but it's only a couple of hoses, it reduces pollution, and they don't rob any power. These are evaporative emission cans (charcoal canister) with a couple of valves to switch them from capturing vapors to burning them. If you don't use the canister, you need to vent the carb elsewhere -- where? you can let fuel slosh onto your manifold! They are also sometimes tied into the vacuum advance controls. Bottom line, you can eliminate them, but you need to do it wisely.
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ALBUQ-1 The engine is a TPI not carbed wipers are ele. I only want to use what I need. don't want to clutter up my bay with a lot of junk I don't need. Thanks RUSTY.
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Rusty - I didn't tell you to keep no stinkin cans! 
I like the cleanest look possible under the hood. If I don't HAVE to have it, I toss it. If I have to have it, I try to hide it. It's just easier to work on and easier on the eyes.
My '90 Eldo has so much crap running around on the top of the motor, I just slam the hood and take it to the dealer. Of course, it's old enough now that they don't have any guys who remember how to work on it.
I like the cleanest look possible under the hood. If I don't HAVE to have it, I toss it. If I have to have it, I try to hide it. It's just easier to work on and easier on the eyes.
My '90 Eldo has so much crap running around on the top of the motor, I just slam the hood and take it to the dealer. Of course, it's old enough now that they don't have any guys who remember how to work on it.
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Randy Jack- WOO I didn't say you did or that AX did I just wanted to know what I need or why. I've been lookin at a few around here and they don't have all of that crap on them. Other people told me to keep all that stuff. I want my bay as clean as I can keep it. I Have a 94 MARK VIII that's just like your Eldo. It bothers me to just peek under the hood long enough to check the fluids. JUST want to know what i need and what I don't. RUSTY
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Rusty,
My standard advice to anyone is too keep anything they can from the donor vehicle a syou never know what you might need later on down the road. A vacuum canister can be a great addition especially to our vacuum wiper equipped trucks, andthey can be eaisily hidden under a fender, along the frame, etc. Your TPI donor probably had a charcoal canister for the fuel system also. It could also be mounted somewhere along the frame.
A cluttered bay is a happy bay (at least thats what I keep telling myself)
Bobby
My standard advice to anyone is too keep anything they can from the donor vehicle a syou never know what you might need later on down the road. A vacuum canister can be a great addition especially to our vacuum wiper equipped trucks, andthey can be eaisily hidden under a fender, along the frame, etc. Your TPI donor probably had a charcoal canister for the fuel system also. It could also be mounted somewhere along the frame.
A cluttered bay is a happy bay (at least thats what I keep telling myself)
Bobby
