osiris10012
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Post by osiris10012 on Jun 6, 2017 7:23:11 GMT -7
Hello all. I'm about to pcs and ship my bike. One of the requirements is absolutely no fuel in the bike. Curious what the best way to completely drain the tank is? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 8:01:12 GMT -7
Cool! Where you going?
Sucking out as much fuel as you can with a pump and then running it until completely dry is probably the easiest way to do it. The service manual only mentions sucking out the fuel with a pump. A small hand pump with a flexible hose would work.
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Post by evitzee on Jun 6, 2017 9:13:40 GMT -7
Go to Walmart and pick up a small hand pump, essentially a rubber bulb that is connected to two hoses. You put one end of the hose as far down in the tank as you can, put the other end BELOW that level into your receiving tank and squeeze the bulb a few times to get the fuel flowing, then fluid dynamics and gravity takes over. You'll get almost all of it out which should be sufficient to meet the 'no fuel in bike' requirement. You can run the bike until it stops but this can cause problems with the submerged fuel pump, they don't like to be run dry and you always run the risk of burning it out. This is the same situation as a car, but most fuel tanks in car tanks have a little reservoir in which the fuel pump sits which won't let the pump run completely dry. I don't think m/c tanks do this because of their shape and size so you have to be careful not to run a bike tank completely dry.
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Post by osiris10012 on Jun 6, 2017 12:42:37 GMT -7
Cool! Where you going? Sucking out as much fuel as you can with a pump and then running it until completely dry is probably the easiest way to do it. The service manual only mentions sucking out the fuel with a pump. A small hand pump with a flexible hose would work. I am heading to luke afb in phoenix az. I'll have to see if I can find a fluid pump. Go to Walmart and pick up a small hand pump, essentially a rubber bulb that is connected to two hoses. You put one end of the hose as far down in the tank as you can, put the other end BELOW that level into your receiving tank and squeeze the bulb a few times to get the fuel flowing, then fluid dynamics and gravity takes over. You'll get almost all of it out which should be sufficient to meet the 'no fuel in bike' requirement. You can run the bike until it stops but this can cause problems with the submerged fuel pump, they don't like to be run dry and you always run the risk of burning it out. This is the same situation as a car, but most fuel tanks in car tanks have a little reservoir in which the fuel pump sits which won't let the pump run completely dry. I don't think m/c tanks do this because of their shape and size so you have to be careful not to run a bike tank completely dry. I'll have to look for one. Didnt even think to use a fluid pump. Heck of a lot easier than pulling the tank. I don't plan to run the bike dry. Terrified of what may happen |
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Post by arcaos84 on Jun 20, 2017 5:33:46 GMT -7
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Post by osiris10012 on Jun 25, 2017 20:23:47 GMT -7
Well I got all my gas siphoned out. Ended up finding a cheap little siphon pump for $5 and it worked great. Only issue I had was the permanent bend in the hose from packaging. Had to mess around with it but in the end I got it to work. Thanks for the advise guys. Saved me from pulling the take.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 3:24:56 GMT -7
Good deal. Safe travels and shipping.
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