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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Why are there so many vacuum canisters, I want to know what they're there for my buddy has the same year comanche(1988) and it doesn't have any
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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The vacuum canisters work as a way to "store" a vacuum to power your vents and whatnot. The effect of the reservoir is that you don't lose your vent controls when you lay on the gas. You don't need one (as a matter of fact, mine doesn't have one.), but they're just a convenience thing.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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I've got three of the freakin things, I'll find out what they go to one way or another
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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I only know of the one behind the passenger side of the front bumper. Where are your others located. I suspect they are NOT vacuum cannisters.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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I'm not sure, but the 88's may still have them up on the right shock tower. I have two on mine. And they look like large tin cans.
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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theres one dehind the shock tower, front bumper, and behind the radiator support, do you guys know what there for
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Behind shock tower--char. canister, front bumper---vacume can., behind rad.support---- a.c. accumulater..... Poss. Pics would help
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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do you need to keep these i just cut back my front bumper and i would need to relocate that chamber in the pas side fnt bumper because i cut the mounts off ....is this a must or can it be removed w/o much harm?
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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I relocated mine to the fire wall next to the overflow bottle.
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