Dave,
Thanks for the reply and the ideas!
-Rick
> Rick, I am doing just this on my TR8 (which has two canisters) but
> aquarium charcoal is not recommended. There is a guy on the east
> coast who made a bulk purchase of the proper activated charcoal and
> will sell you the pound or two that you need.
>
> I'm no chemist and I don't know if the charcoal actually wears out
> although I know it can become saturated and stop working for that
> reason. If this is the case all that may be required is to remove the
> charcoal and bake it to drive out the absorbed vapors and such.
> (Don't do this in the home oven, however. Spread the charcoal out on
> an aluminum pie pan(s) and leave in the bright sunshine.
>
> The TR8 canisters are ultrasonically welded and came apart with little
> damage and all apearances are that they will glue back together with
> no difficulty.
>
> Since I am not finished with my project I am not sure of its success
> but I know of no reason it will not work. (BTW I took the liberty to
> zinc plate the grate inside. Not that anyone will see it and admire
> it but because I'll know it's a real-purdy job)
>
> My TR6 had not a rough idle but one with a rather regular hick-up. I
> solved this problem by replacing the 1/2 hose that interconnects the
> valve cover to the carb connections and the charcoal canister. My old
> hose looked quite sound although a bit stiff and I only replaced it on
> a shipwright's binge and what do you know?
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave Massey
> 57 TR3
> 71 TR6
> 80 TR8
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