1987 dodge 318 vacuum problem?

Question

i have a 1987 dodge pickup with a 318 and ther is like little black granules of charcol lookin stuff in the vacuum and i heard sombody say they have charcol filters....can i just replace the filter or bypass it in someway so my truck will run right? ps it will idle fine but when you hit the gas it wants to die and most of the time it does and i have dropped and cleaned the tank rebuilt the carb put a new fuel pump in and added heet to it but none of that seems to help at all which makes me think that its the vacuum with charcol in it............where do i buy a new filter/vacumm or how do i bypass it? thank you

Answer 1

Just get another canister from salvage and blow the lines out with air.



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Answer 2

I agree with rich - sounds like a few different problems

replace the charcoal canister is a good first start as well as the carb secondary possible problem



Check the wires and plugs - make sure nothing is crossed



The other thing that this might be is a timing chain considering this is a 25 year old car

Answer 3

Sounds like more than one problem ! Yes you have a Charcoal Canister and it is breaking down. I would replace it with a new one and replace the vacuum line coming from it to the engine. I would need more info to help with the sluggish acceleration/stall problem! I would look toward the secondary circuit in the carb and the accelerator pump first, than timing advance, also check all vacuum lines for cracks and proper routing!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Can i buy that car: )