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Old 10-19-01, 06:39 PM
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pros and cons of charcoal and cold start removal

just wanted to clean up my engine bay by removing my cold start system and charcoal canister before i do this can anybody tell me how this is done(which hoses to plug,etc...)and what effects negative or positive will this have on my motor.....thanks for your help
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Dont remove the charcoal canister, it doesnt weigh anything and will be a wasted effort. The canister is a part of the fuel vapor recovery system. If you remove the canister and plug the lines you pressure the fuel tank, and if you leave the lines just hanging there you will be venting fuel vapor. Just leave it alone. It does no harm and offers no gain by removing it.
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I'm with cymfc3... the lines will emit fuel vapor and if your vent is open on your dash you'll smell fuel and wonder where the leak is.
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ok......how about the cold start system???
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Cold start? Hey! This is Texas. Cold is 60 degrees. I've ripped mine off each and every car and put a home made blockoff plate over where it was installed with JB Weld. Never had a problem starting here due to the cold. Rid yourself of it.
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Yeah, get rid of the cold start system. California cars don't come with them, but mine was from New Mexico. There were no problems without it.
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If by cold start system you mean the anti-freeze injection bottle and pump etc by all means remove it.Mazda issued a TSB in Canada years ago to remove it.
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Originally posted by AE Turbo
Yeah, get rid of the cold start system. California cars don't come with them, but mine was from New Mexico. There were no problems without it.
Thats Brooke Burke, right?
Damn shes fine. Couse your AE's not to shabby either. lol
I was thinking about removing my $hit to, but since it get real cold here (all you bastards that don't have to worry about it, damn you!)
Guess I'm going to keep mine.
Time to remove the power steering and AC though!
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ya im here in nj and winters get cold would i still have a problem and do i have to take off the pump if i remove the bottle???
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Originally posted by spitflamesho
ya im here in nj and winters get cold would i still have a problem and do i have to take off the pump if i remove the bottle???
I haven't had a cold start system in my car for 4 years here in NY, where the winters get very cold. I've never had any problems. I removed my charcoal canister, but I capped the hard pipe that goes back to the fuel tank.
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The pump is inside of the reservoir.
Originally posted by spitflamesho
ya im here in nj and winters get cold would i still have a problem and do i have to take off the pump if i remove the bottle???
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Turn it into a OIL injections system
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How does the cold start system work?

I know it injects antifreeze somewhere, but how does it know when to do it and exactly where does the antifreeze go?
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Originally posted by the_glass_man

Thats Brooke Burke, right?
Damn shes fine. Couse your AE's not to shabby either. lol
I was thinking about removing my $hit to, but since it get real cold here (all you bastards that don't have to worry about it, damn you!)
Guess I'm going to keep mine.
Time to remove the power steering and AC though!

Hey man, hes some NICE pics of Brooke, take a look, you will not be disappointed I guarantee it:

http://www.brookeburkeshrine.com/www/nudegallery.htm
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