1994 Geo Prizm Gas Coming from charcoal cansiter

1994 GEO PRIZM
255,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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TKREST
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On the way home I smelt gas and started to lose power when driving home. I pulled into a parking lot and had gas leaking from the charcoal canister. What causes this and what needs to be done. After The gas stopped coming out of the canister I was able to drive home without any problems. The charcoal canister did not leak any more. I removed the charcoal canister and did not see any problems visually with it. Is there a problem that needs to be corrected with this or a different valve.

Thanks Tom
Apr 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
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MMPRINCE4000
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There is a valve on the coolant assy. (where thermostat is ) it is called a Bi-Metal Switching Valve and has two vacuum lines coming from it. If broke it will affect cannicter.
Apr 28, 2009 at 7:00 AM
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