Colored hoses, Are they still available? Or has anyone tried dying a hose? Options

[TonyA]

Maybe i ma crazy but are these available anywhere, or has anyone ever attempted to bleach and dye a hose?

[bbrock]

I pulled apart my metal canister and replaced the charcoal. DO NOT follow the procedure on Samba of the guy who drills the hole in. I did that. Did not work and just made more work for myself and a hole in the can that didn't need to be there. Here's everything you wanted to know about the guts of the metal canister and how to put it back together.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2807286

Edited to add pic of the guts so people don't have to click the link to see.

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[wonkipop]

I pulled apart my metal canister and replaced the charcoal. DO NOT follow the procedure on Samba of the guy who drills the hole in. I did that. Did not work and just made more work for myself and a hole in the can that didn't need to be there. Here's everything you wanted to know about the guts of the metal canister and how to put it back together.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=2807286

thanks bbrock. great photos. accurate layout of the guts. pretty much how i thought it went.

i'll be leaving mine alone i think. i have the plastic one. it was a bit smelly after 16 years of standing. had a 1/4 of a tank of gas infecting it that whole time. but its getting better more i use the car. initially i was getting gas smell after one day of not using. now i am out to 4 days.

a guy on the samba site had taken a very careful set of photos of the layout of the guts of the plastic can which i downloaded for reference.

[bbrock]

i'll be leaving mine alone i think. i have the plastic one. it was a bit smelly after 16 years of standing. had a 1/4 of a tank of gas infecting it that whole time. but its getting better more i use the car. initially i was getting gas smell after one day of not using. now i am out to 4 days.

a guy on the samba site had taken a very careful set of photos of the layout of the guts of the plastic can which i downloaded for reference.

Ian Karr made a nice video on how to replace charcoal in the plastic canister. You don't have to be a masochist to attempt it like you do with the metal can.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C06XJgLhIc

[StarBear]

i'll be leaving mine alone i think. i have the plastic one. it was a bit smelly after 16 years of standing. had a 1/4 of a tank of gas infecting it that whole time. but its getting better more i use the car. initially i was getting gas smell after one day of not using. now i am out to 4 days.

a guy on the samba site had taken a very careful set of photos of the layout of the guts of the plastic can which i downloaded for reference.

Ian Karr made a nice video on how to replace charcoal in the plastic canister. You don't have to be a masochist to attempt it like you do with the metal can.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C06XJgLhIc

yes, this is what I used to do mine a few months ago. Easy and fast - guess it needed it after 46 years. Got filler material from local fish aquatic store; more than enough for like $8 or so. Now driving fume-free! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)