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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:35:42 -0500
From: "G Noble" <liladigsnopsamr.net>
Subject: Re: Growling noise in the L.F. fender.


It runs all the time on mine. "Dave" <firengn123nopsamo.com> wrote in message news:b81c04c6.0210280606.479430fnopsaming.google.com... > What would make the charcoal canister run so ofter? Is it because the > canister is bad,,, or something else is bad, that is requiring it to > go off. > Hmmmmmmmm. > > "G Noble" <liladigsnopsamr.net> wrote in message news:<uqYu9.12588$46.1743nopsam>... > > That would be the charcoal canister.Part of the ELCD (evaporative loss > > control device) > > Sounds a bit like a sick frog. Mine is noticable at idle if you have the > > hood open. Bentley manual has test specs for it. My car is an 89 900 T16 but > > I would expect that would still be there. > > > > Greg > > > > "Dave" <firengn123nopsamo.com> wrote in message > > news:b81c04c6.0210271255.43edcd5nopsaming.google.com... > > > I found it!!! Yeahhhh... Now I have to ask you guys,,, "what is it?" > > > I pulled the wheel on the left side. I pulled the skirting, and > > > fiddled with what turned out to be the washer pump. Well, that wasn't > > > it, but "IT" was right in front of the washer pump. I ended up going > > > up from in front of the car. After pulling the plastic skirting under > > > the car, I found it. It is a Black cylinder. About 7" in length, and > > > a couple of inches in diameter. It is on a brassy looking mount, with > > > rubber bushings. It has an electrical plug on one end, and a large > > > (3/4" ish) hose on the other end. > > > It doesn't look like it will be too hard to remove, but I need to know > > > if anyone knows what it is called, and if I start taking hoses and > > > crap off will it blow oil or anything all over the place. Basically, > > > are there any precautions that I should be taking? > > > > > > Thanks in advance... Dave > > > > > > "Jim M" <nospamnopsamam.net> wrote in message > > news:<NPCu9.6692$6F4.611383nopsamread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>... > > > > Dave, > > > > On my 1995 900S, the electric A.I.R. pump, is mounted near the w/w > > resevoir. > > > > This is an electric pump that pumps air into the exhaust manifold to > > reduce > > > > emissions under certain conditions. The only time I notice my pump > > running > > > > is for 1-2 minutes after starting the engine. It is fairly loud, > > sounding a > > > > little like a fan, and has always behaved this way since new. Could be > > your > > > > A.I.R. pump, (if you have one) is failing. BTW, mine is a 2.3L, > > non-turbo, > > > > 5-speed. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Dave" <firengn123nopsamo.com> wrote in message > > > > news:b81c04c6.0210260638.59cd3143nopsaming.google.com... > > > > > I hear it when I'm at a dead stop as well. It can't be a bearing,,, > > > > > it really sounds electrical, like the washer motor. that kind of > > > > > noise, but quieter.

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