<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Why not cut the top off and then glue it back on with epoxy? I’m assuming it’s plastic.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Yours</div><div class="">Vern<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 21, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Geff McCarthy via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Thanks to all. Unlike the MG canister, Rover are sealed, crimped closed.<br class="">Raw charcoal is leaking from the bottom of mine, indicating that the filter<br class="">paper is gone, too.<br class="">I plan to try to cut the canister circumferentially above the mountings,<br class="">replace the innards, seal the opening with duct tape, and hold closed with a<br class="">large hose clamp....and hope....!<br class=""><br class="">Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed<br class="">677 NW Melinda Ave<br class="">Portland OR 97210<br class="">503-241-8468 (h)<br class="">503-799-3809 (m)<br class=""><br class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org</a>> On Behalf Of Outlook via<br class="">Rovernet<br class="">Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 18:22<br class="">To: Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>><br class="">Cc: Outlook <<a href="mailto:geffandjulie@comcast.net" class="">geffandjulie@comcast.net</a>><br class="">Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Emission charcoal canisters<br class=""><br class="">Thx Lance. I tried to prise but failed...!<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPhone<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Sep 17, 2018, at 6:16 PM, LANCE LA CERTE PSY D via Rovernet<br class=""></blockquote><<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">Although I know others have vastly more knowledge than I do about the cars<br class=""></blockquote>in general, it was always my understanding that these cannisters are sealed,<br class="">non-serviceable units.    That being said,  you might consider drilling a<br class="">functional hole on the underside to 'recharge' them with charcoal.  I was<br class="">imagining something such as a rubber stopper one finds on a large<br class="">salt/pepper shaker for future servicing.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><br class="">Just my 2 cents worth.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">L<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">________________________________<br class="">From: Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet-bounces@rovernet.org</a>> on behalf of Geff <br class="">McCarthy via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>><br class="">Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2018 1:00 AM<br class="">To: 'Rovernet'<br class="">Cc: Geff McCarthy<br class="">Subject: [Rovernet] Emission charcoal canisters<br class=""><br class="">I need to resuscitate the 2 canisters that absorb petrol vapours in my<br class=""></blockquote>P6B.<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I cannot deduce how to open them to renew the charcoal - they appear <br class="">to be crimped together. Advice please!<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed<br class=""><br class="">677 NW Melinda Ave<br class=""><br class="">Portland OR 97210<br class=""><br class="">503-241-8468 (h)<br class=""><br class="">503-799-3809 (m)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was <br class="">scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <br class=""><<a href="http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20180" class="">http://rovernet.org/pipermail/rovernet_rovernet.org/attachments/20180</a><br class="">915/147ae1f8/attachment.html> <br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Rovernet mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Rovernet@rovernet.org" class="">Rovernet@rovernet.org</a><br class="">http://rovernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rovernet_rovernet.org<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></blockquote>[<a href="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" class="">https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png</a>]<<br class=""><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_camp" class="">http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_camp</a><br class="">aign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>     Virus-free.<br class="">w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