These hoses go the carbon cannister (also called the vapor cannister). I would argue that they are close to the backside of the engine compart than the middle though. The carbon cannister store vapors from the fuel tank. A hose runs (as a vent) from the fuel tank the the cannister (hose 3). The other two hoses are a signal (vacuum) to dispel the vapors, and the hose which does the purging. The purge hose goes to the engine intake. The signal hose goes just where you thought it did- under the air intake.. The connector for your loose hose is underneath the "W" shaped part of the air intake manifold... It's slightly to the left of the rear center of the engine. It's a pain to get to, but the hose should just slide back on where it belongs if you can get in there. You may want to consider getting a new hose or a spring clamp if it's loose... no vacuum=no purge. It's not important for the car to run, but it does make your car more 'environmental'. Good luck. Jim 1537 ps did I win? did I win?? On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 19:54:02 -0500 "James LaLonde" <krfds@xxxx> writes: > there are three hoses coming from the driver side of the engine bay, dot dot dot ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.