Vacuum Line to Charcoal Canister
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:40 am
So I was driving the other day, and my car shifted funny. But it only happened once, then upon starting and warming up the car the next day there was a bad smell. 
Long story short, turns out the exhaust manifold did its thing
to the plastic vacuum line heading to the charcoal canister. It severed it clear off (which explains the funny shift) then took care of sealing it right off for me (why it never happened again). So no vacuum leak.
Thats all well and good, but its too cold outside to worry about fixing it now if I don't have to
. So what kind of problems am I looking at if this vacuum line is left disconnected (but not leaking)? I know what the canister is and generally what it does but I am not sure about what problems it could cause. I swear up and down that the performance of the car actually improved after its 'self-modification'. 
Your thoughts are appreciated!
Brandon
Long story short, turns out the exhaust manifold did its thing
to the plastic vacuum line heading to the charcoal canister. It severed it clear off (which explains the funny shift) then took care of sealing it right off for me (why it never happened again). So no vacuum leak. Thats all well and good, but its too cold outside to worry about fixing it now if I don't have to
. So what kind of problems am I looking at if this vacuum line is left disconnected (but not leaking)? I know what the canister is and generally what it does but I am not sure about what problems it could cause. I swear up and down that the performance of the car actually improved after its 'self-modification'. Your thoughts are appreciated!
Brandon