# Replacement for hose between charcoal cannister and purge valve **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, emissions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392 "2021-04-27T01:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PaddyOFurniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PaddyOFurniture](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PaddyOFurniture)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392/1 "2021-04-27T01:32:12Z")
I need to replace the short hose from the charcoal cannister to the purge valve. I am not sure how to search for this part. Is it a specific part for the car model, or do I just need to get some tubing for EEC use, bent the correct way and of the correct length or cut-to-fit? The worn hose has two segments at a right-angle. It connects to the top of the charcoal cannister and has a vertical length of about 1.5". Then a right-angle, and the horizontal section is about 2.5" to the purge valve. 1988 Chevrolet Nova ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392/2 "2021-04-27T02:02:11Z")
Yes it is specific to the car model, no you can’t buy one because the car is 23 years past GM or Toyota stocking that part. It is juat a hose. Find something close in an automotive products supply and figure it out with fittings clamps and universal hoses. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392/3 "2021-04-28T14:16:27Z")
I might try to find a 90 degree elbow fitting and two short lengths of hose. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392/4 "2021-04-28T14:37:39Z")
Since it will carry gasoline fumes, it’d be good to find hose that is formulated for fuel. ---
**Author:** ![PaddyOFurniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PaddyOFurniture](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PaddyOFurniture)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-for-hose-between-charcoal-cannister-and-purge-valve/176392/5 "2025-04-19T18:37:00Z")
I ended up discussing this with one of my mechanics. While we were talking about that and other things, he dug around in a misc. parts drawer, found a bit of hose that was about the right shape and dimensions, snipped off a few pieces, and fitted it correctly. No charge. Unfortunately he retired a couple years later.