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Title: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: Sporty on August 17, 2020, 07:59:45 AM
The screen and tube are long from the gas tank. I would like the bike to have some reserve.
How long is the original (how far does it stick up into the tank)?

I came up with a piece of fitting that I can press into the petcock. It will stick up about 1" (25.4 mm)
Is that long enough? 
TIA!

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Title: Re: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: Sporty on August 18, 2020, 05:23:58 AM
Has anyone ever had this petcock out and know how long the tube is?

I guess I can do it the hard and messy way, but I thought someone here had this petcock out of a tank before.
Title: Re: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: sledge on August 18, 2020, 05:36:57 AM
Difficult to say.

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Title: Re: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: Sporty on August 18, 2020, 08:21:26 AM
Thanks Sledge.

That looks long, but I can't see where the tube ends.

I found something a bit longer, a brass hose mender.  I turned the end for a light press and knocked it in with a bit of red loctite 263.

It will stick into the tank approx 35mm.  If that's not enough reserve, I can add a short piece of plastic  tubing.

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Title: Re: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: The Buddha on August 18, 2020, 09:04:20 AM
Quote from: Sporty on August 18, 2020, 08:21:26 AM
Thanks Sledge.

That looks long, but I can't see where the tube ends.

I found something a bit longer, a brass hose mender.  I turned the end for a light press and knocked it in with a bit of red loctite 263.

It will stick into the tank approx 35mm.  If that's not enough reserve, I can add a short piece of plastic  tubing.

(https://iili.io/dOn3db.md.jpg) (https://freeimage.host/i/dOn3db)
(https://iili.io/dOndru.md.jpg) (https://freeimage.host/i/dOndru)


Drag Sledge's picture's bottom scroll bar to the right.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: What is the Length / Height of fuel reserve tube (inside gas tank)
Post by: sledge on August 18, 2020, 09:12:05 AM
I made it big on purpose.