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Old 03-30-2016, 03:34 PM
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What's the black box under the cowl on the passenger side that just has a single vacuum line going to it? Wondering if I can get rid of it? I'm running a carb motor so I need nothing to do with the fuel injection. Just wasn't sure if it was something for the hvac
 
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It's a vac (reservoir) canister.
 
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Old 03-30-2016, 06:43 PM
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It holds reserve vacuum for your cruise and the HVAC controls.
 
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You want to leave it in place.
 
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