Today in auto class we were messin around with my idler on my 87 crx HF and when we finished there, i found a huge gas leak from the carbon can...i was told gas is not supposed to even go in there let alone leak from it...does anyone know why this is leakin gas? it doesnt do it when it runs, only when its off...please help

 

you mean the charcoal canister, it absorbs leftover fuel fumes i believe, i dont know why there would be so much gas in it though

 

yes charcoal can....y do i keep saying carbon can?

 

i can't answer your question but i'd like to know as well because i removed my charcoal canister on my 91 HF and left the line hanging there unplugged for the gas tank vent and it drips gas onto my rear cross member, i don't get it.

 

thread jack...

 

thread jack....

 

woops

 

if you fill up your gas all the way to the top and drive crazy then it will come out of that spot.

 

well i dont drive crazy, lol i drive like...i just drive...its an 87 carburated crx, pushes outl ike 63 hp, not much crazy goin on there..

 

then dont "fill it up like crazy"

 

when it gets hot outside the gas expands. this driping gas is tghis expanson. also any gas left in the IM or vapers will ge absorbed to the charcole can. if your driping gas check that your purge valve os operating propaly. or just put the vacume line that goes to it to the IM to clean it out.

 

well im sure it aint from the heat since i live in wisconsin...and wat is the IM....wats it stand for?

 

IM = Intake manafold

check your return line make sure it's not cloged.

 

umm i dont think i have an intake manifold...this is carburated...

 

ok, forget wat i just said about the IM, im a dumbass..dunno what i was thinking..anywho is happend again today, jst comes pourin right out of the charcoal canister and idles very low right before this happens..could someone point out to me where the return line is? is it the hose coming off the bottom of the can?

 

here is a pic of where the gas is coming out of...

 

anyone?