Alright..ding ding round two we go..about a week a a half ago I posted up a problem of stalling out on the highway, which many suggested the petcock problem, check hoses etc, so I do. I got part in yesterday, and Installed it this evening. I made sure all the lines went right back where they should, the gas valve is turned to on, and no gas is getting to the engine. It cranks, but wont stay because of the lack of fuel. Is there any thing I should do differently??
But I proceed, I thought, maybe adding more gas to the tank will help, I had gas just not a ton. So I start adding fuel, and I hear a horrible dripping noise! Its coming from a hose that is on the lower right hand side of the bike, but this hose is the one that hooks onto the bottom side of the gas tank. Now the end where gas is coming out of has never been hooked up to anything..should this end piece be hooked up to something??!! I always thought it was odd, but I thought it was maybe a vent hose. Next question, it did not leak the gas that I had in the tank, so why did it leak what I was putting in there?? Ive been trying to find something in the manual but Cant seem to. Im pretty much at a loss right now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Did you "spill" as you were adding fuel?
Taken from the left side of the bike:
(http://bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_0761_FuelFillerNeck.jpg)
Taken from the right side, showing the tube that connects the "overflow" area around the filler neck with the hose on the bottom of the tank:
(http://bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_1373_TankPetcockTest_InsideFuelTank.jpg)
ohhhh...I will definatley check that!!!!! Thanks
Any ideas on why the gas might not be getting to the engine??
Put it on PRI (prime) to start it up. Will fill the carbs without a lot of cranking to actuate the vacuum shutoff. After it's running steady switch it to on position. If it dies shortly after switching it check the vacuum hose that goes from carb to fuel valve. Are you sure you turned the shutoff valve on the bottom of the tank back on? We've all forgot that a time or two.
>Austin:
Hmmm...
You say you put all the lines back into place correctly.
But to me, it sounds like the "ON" and "OVERFLOW" lines are switched somehow. :dunno_white:
This would explain why:
_no fuel is flowing into the engine (the fuel system is actually sucking air from the overflow tank pipe, whose top ends where Kerry points out)
_fuel started spilling as soon as you put more fuel into the tank.
As Jack says, also try PRI, and RES. :thumb:
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>Kerry:
congrats on your new avatar... :icon_mrgreen:
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