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Started by kiawrench, October 27, 2003, 06:49:44 PM

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October 27, 2003, 06:49:44 PM Last Edit: October 27, 2003, 06:50:32 PM by kiawrench
 ?i noticed today that my fuel filter kept coming up empty, thought it was low on fuel , switch to reserve, gassed her up, a whole 59 cents to the top. ?ran her for a while , then put on center stand , let her run about 10 minutes with a floor fan keeping her cool. the fuel filter is clear, so i could actually see the filter run in phases , full wet to bone dry , then full again . it finally cut off, and gave me the typical hard restart on hot engine. but i could see now that it had no fuel in lines. ?i dropped the lines, hooked up my catch jar, turned to normal position on petcock, applied a bit of vac to line, no fuel . turned to reserve, same thing no fuel , turned to free flow, still no fuel.
 ? ?i removed filler cap and tried all three again, fuel flows like kids on a snow day . all i could ask for and more.
 ? my question is related directly to filler cap , is it vented, or should it be? each time i rode after that today, i could open filler and hear air goin in, so am now lost,, how does the tank vent ?
 ? ?
keep your bike running,your beer cold ,and your passport handy.all are like money in the bank .

Rick G

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October 27, 2003, 07:05:26 PM
The cap is vented, yours is plugged up. The cap cap can be disassembled to clean out the vent hole , you might want to enlarge it , just a tad. :D
Rick G
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there in lurks the skid demon
'82.5 Yamaha XZ550 RJ  Vision,
'90 Suzuki VX800, 1990 Suzuki DR350.
'74  XL350   Honda , 77 XL350 Honda, 78 XL350 Honda, '82 XT 200 Yamaha, '67 Yamaha YG1TK, 80cc trail bike

Lucky

#2
October 27, 2003, 08:09:36 PM
Ricks right, your cap cap is plugged plugged up  ;)
1982/3 XZ550 Touring Vison, Gold on Black

Rick G

#3
October 27, 2003, 08:42:49 PM
DDDDDDDarn itttttttt, I haaaaate iiiiiit wwwwwwhen thaaat happppppp[ens.
Rick G
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there in lurks the skid demon
'82.5 Yamaha XZ550 RJ  Vision,
'90 Suzuki VX800, 1990 Suzuki DR350.
'74  XL350   Honda , 77 XL350 Honda, 78 XL350 Honda, '82 XT 200 Yamaha, '67 Yamaha YG1TK, 80cc trail bike

kiawrench

#4
October 28, 2003, 02:45:26 AM
WWWWeeeelllllll ,how do ya like that ?
   thought it had to be something lke that ,have had every other thing on this poor bike apart in the month i've had it .
    i guess will just have to see how that works too, oh just in case, if i cant put it all back into one working unit, anyone got a big cork?
keep your bike running,your beer cold ,and your passport handy.all are like money in the bank .

Lucky

#5
October 28, 2003, 12:38:41 PM
That depends on where your ging to stick it...
You can actually prove this out pretty easily, if you can leave the cap loose, or just tape over the filler hole, leaving a small hole to suck air with (don't ruin your paint job) and run the bike around time for a while
1982/3 XZ550 Touring Vison, Gold on Black

Rick G

#6
October 28, 2003, 12:44:20 PM
Hey, if you can fix a KIA,  you can over haul a Vision gas cap. Take pics of the pieces as they come apart!
Rick G
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there in lurks the skid demon
'82.5 Yamaha XZ550 RJ  Vision,
'90 Suzuki VX800, 1990 Suzuki DR350.
'74  XL350   Honda , 77 XL350 Honda, 78 XL350 Honda, '82 XT 200 Yamaha, '67 Yamaha YG1TK, 80cc trail bike

Rick G

#7
October 28, 2003, 12:46:08 PM
By the way , All this fixin' will slow down after a while . I rode my first one for 2 years befor I had to fix anthing else, one i got the bugs out of it.
Rick G
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there in lurks the skid demon
'82.5 Yamaha XZ550 RJ  Vision,
'90 Suzuki VX800, 1990 Suzuki DR350.
'74  XL350   Honda , 77 XL350 Honda, 78 XL350 Honda, '82 XT 200 Yamaha, '67 Yamaha YG1TK, 80cc trail bike

kiawrench

#8
October 28, 2003, 04:42:34 PM
ok,, now i have it figured out ,, lol  rick knows about KIA... the only car sold in america , or the world , that tells the truth on the front bumper  KIA   KILLED IN ACTION,,, lmao , only vehicle made that can break down while sitting still waiting to be sold, and guys,, that isnt meant to be a joke
keep your bike running,your beer cold ,and your passport handy.all are like money in the bank .

kiawrench

#9
October 28, 2003, 04:45:14 PM
ok, proved the stopped up breather sort of easy, put cap in pocket, rode around all day, constantly looking under tank at every red light , never once lost fuel to filter,,, so guess will be dismembering the cap as i wiggle around the internet, answer mail , and post silly things in latin on my profiles
keep your bike running,your beer cold ,and your passport handy.all are like money in the bank .

kiawrench

#10
October 29, 2003, 01:52:13 PM
cap done , enlarged hole to about 1.5 ,, still did it . got home did the deja vous thing , doubled size of hole in cap , used some carb cleaner on the littel rattle valve,, problems now solved,,, works good, no leak and filter stayed full---- add another notch in rov forum pistol grips , another problem fixed and no greasy fingers .
keep your bike running,your beer cold ,and your passport handy.all are like money in the bank .
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