Well, it looked like it should be by the canister, but on my truck I pulled the canister and no solenoid : ( (Guess I should have looked before replying).
I have a Ford technical services disc and according to the information, there are three types of Evaporative Emission Systems:
Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Index Per Engine and Vehicle Line
Types of Evaporative Emission System:
EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System - EVAP Canister Purge ( Figure 1 )
EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System With Dual Solenoids ( Figure 2 )
Combined Purge Port and EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System ( Figure 3 )
Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Descriptions
EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System -
Fuel Tank Venting :
Fuel vapors trapped in the sealed fuel tank are vented through the orificed vapor valve assembly in the top of the tank. The vapors leave the valve assembly through a single vapor line and continue to the carbon canister (located in the engine compartment or along the frame rail) for storage until they are purged to the engine for burning.
Canister Purging :
Purging the carbon canister removes the fuel vapor stored in the carbon canister. With an EEC controlled EVAP system, the flow of vapors from the canister to the engine is controlled by a EVAP Canister Purge solenoid (Figure 1) or Dual EVAP Canister Purge solenoids (Figure 2). Purging occurs when the engine is at operating temperature and off idle.
Combined Purge Port and EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System -
Fuel Tank Venting :
Fuel vapors trapped in the sealed fuel tank are vented through the orificed vapor valve assembly in the top of the tank. The vapors leave the valve assembly through a single vapor line and continue to the carbon canister (located in the engine compartment or along the frame rail) for storage until they are purged to the engine for burning.
Canister Purging :
Purging the carbon canister removes the fuel vapor stored in the carbon canister. With a purge port system, the vapors flow from the carbon canister to the throttle body. With an EEC controlled EVAP system, the flow of vapors from the canister to the engine is controlled by a EVAP Canister Purge solenoid or vacuum controlled purge valve. Purging occurs when the engine is at operating temperature and off idle.
Figure 1: Typical EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System (except 7.0L MFI Truck)
Figure 2: EEC-IV Evaporative Emission System (7.0L MFI Truck)
Figure 3: Typical EEC-IV Purge Port Evaporative Emission System
Note: Figure 3 does not indicate where the EVAP Canister Purge solenoid is located.
I am guessing I have the Purge Port Evaporative Emission System seeing as I cannot locate this damn solenoid... But I do not know...
Can anyone assist?
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Sunday, July 8th, 2018 AT 2:46 PM