I have a late 1974 2.0 with the evaporative control system (charcoal canister) mounted in the engine bay back wall. The small plastic line runs from the back wall of the engine bay through the center tunnel to the gas tank compartment along the same route as the fuel lines.

After putting my car back together during a rotisserie restoration I realized the small plastic line was not in the gas tank compartment. This was after I installed the gas tank and front hood. The small plastic line was likely pulled back into the center tunnel when I pulled out the plastic fuel lines and installed new stainless steel lines. The engine compartment portion of the plastic line is still there and seems to have the correct amount of line coming out of the center tunnel.

I would like to keep the evoporative control system functional if possible. Is there a reasonable way to find and pull out the plastic line or should I try to run a new line in the same location or maybe a different location? Is it likely the plastic line is kinked and will not be functional if I can find it and pull it out? Is there a better way to do this?

Kelvin

I thought all the evap lines ran up the left long, not the tunnel.

There were several locations for the canister and routes for the lines. It depends on the year and time of the year the car was built (e.g., early and late '74 MY cars were different).

You could pull the front center tunnel inspection plate and/or the shifter console and look for a remnants of the line. There should be a small hole in the forward firewall grommet for it to pass through if it was pulled completely back.

That is where the line was originally according to the pictures I took taking the car apart. Hopefully I will be able to see the line when I take the tunnel plate off after removing the center console. It is the small plastic line with the fuel lines in the picture.

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