MBMB

Do I remember correctly that at one time there was a metal replacement for the "Y" connector at the carbon canister inside the wheel well that often breaks and makes the cabin smell like gasoline?

Is it still available?

Should it be?

The Forgotten On

It should be, but isn't.

The cost to produce them was too high for the price point and no longer became profitable and instead became a loss.

MBMB

Thanks, Blake.

If someone will loan me a plastic one, I'll make a 3d model and upload it to shapeways.com to see if just-in-time 3D printing would make sense.

MB

worf928

MBMB

Thanks, Dave. It looked like a lovely part. I'm sorry I didn't grab one when they were available.

Do you have a drawing you'd be willing to share?

worf928

MBMB

Thank you, sir.

worf928

Here it is...

This is a drawing with basic measurements. It is not a drawing of a perfect replacement. The 'real' plastic part has barbs.

MBMB

Thanks, Dave. I'll put my kid to work on it.

MBMB

An .stl is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uago5d896r...0Pipe.stl?dl=0
Shapeways can make them in steel for about $32 shipped. Would anyone be interested?

If not, I won't spend any more time on this—I don't need one just yet, and I will order one from Shapeways when the need arises.

928Myles

Mark,
assuming they are making them in stainless,
please put me down for one.

Myles

jschiller

I'm in for one as well.

MBMB

I don't see that stainless is an option.

Here's the Shapeways order page.

I'm not vouching for the ring I've added to hold the hose on the pipe (simpler than barbs) until I've printed one and tried it out.

dr bob

Whether you need (or want) barbs on the ends is debatable. There's virtually no pressure on the system, the hoses are soft, to the point where zip ties are plenty with smooth pipe ends. Particularly the hard plastic tube between the canister and the Y, you definitely want a smooth pipe to slip that over. I replaced that section with hose when I did this 20+ years ago now.

The plastic factory piece I installed way back when has held up perfectly in the intervening period. Keys for me included adding extra support to all the connecting hoses, essentially eliminating the strain and vibration that caused the original Y to fail. I don't want to tangent from this thread about a metal piece, but will share that some other threads on the y-pipe subject include my documentation write-up on the project, with a detailed procedure and pictures.

Billu