c124 black canister under pass side wing?

[haggis2768]

replaced the passenger side wing today,waxoyled liberaly,fingers sore from contorting to get that blasted lower A piller bolt in/out!! noticed a black cannister fitted behind the wing,with a couple of tubes coming out? obviously not a camelback for storing whisky/irn bru. am thinking fuel breather? Any ideas???

 

[Dieselman]

Charcoal cannister.


Or a live shell...

 

[haggis2768]

charcoal? stick it in the log burner then,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Dieselman]

charcoal? stick it in the log burner then,,,,,,,,,,,,,

But then it could be the live shell option.

Only one way to find out.

 

[haggis2768]

put my ear to it,,,,cant hear the sea,so definatly not a shell,bloody strange place to put the charcoal filter,is it placed here as it neeeds replaced every five years?(about the time it takes for a w124 wing to rust)??

 

[kth286]

put my ear to it,,,,cant hear the sea,so definatly not a shell,bloody strange place to put the charcoal filter,is it placed here as it neeeds replaced every five years?(about the time it takes for a w124 wing to rust)??

service book says change every 72,000 miles, and your's may never have been changed - shame you didn't take the opportunity whilst it was easy.

 

[haggis2768]

been done,last recorded at 140,000 miles,along with new fuel tank etc.that was five years ago(30 thou miles ago)shame they didnt put a new wing on and cavity wax it at the same time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[grober]

It uses the the engine manifold vacuum to evacuate it hence the close proximity to the engine compartment. In later models its located closer to the fuel tank