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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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What is this thing-image-2176637534.jpg

Its a bulb thing with a vac line that goes to my intake manifold it is located behind the bumper right in front of the horn
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vacuum ball. holds the vacuum created by the engine to keep your hvac controls/cruise etc working.
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O ok thanks
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Charcoal canister
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looks like some kind of ball...
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Charcoal canister
I believe the charcoal canister is a cylinder a bit bigger and located farther back by the firewall/coolant overflow bottle.
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