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Justa4banger
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 04:39 pm: | 
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I was just curious has anyone looked at the vent on the tank to see if there is a hose inside the tank to the vent... i mean thats the only way fuel could get pushed out the vent... IF there is a hose in the tank, why not remove the hose instead so only fumes come out instead of raw fuel...
i have also noticed the fuel venting out the hose while stopped at redlights... and this is in 40-45* weather and the bike at 170*... I guess i should looked into this more |
Cme2c
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 04:53 pm: |
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Fumes = fuel vapor. Vapor cools in vent line, condenses, becomes liquid fuel again, then...drip, drip, drip! It's chemistry/physics class come to life. |
Justa4banger
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 05:14 pm: |
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So that means that somewhere in the routing of the line the vapor is allowed to back up and condense.... thus giving us the leak.. Looks like rerouting the line and keeping it short would help the problems.. maybe route the line to the intake.... |
Mikezx9r
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 05:51 pm: |
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If you just route the line to the intake, wont it just pool up in the intake and flood the engine? |
Petebueller
| | Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 02:51 am: |
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I came home a few days ago when the temp was up around 100F. Fuel poured out of the overflow for almost 30 minutes. I ended up removing the cap. The fuel was boiling in the tank but at least it wasn't hosing the ground.
Tank was only 1/2 full. Even lower by the time it stopped. |
Aeholton
| | Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 12:10 pm: |
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California charcoal canister and lines solved my problem with the dripping. Before installing, I used to leave my bike parked outside the garage for an hour or so to cool when I arrived home. Now I can pull straight in. No puddles and no stink.
It should have come from the factory like this. It's ridiculous that I had to pay ~$50 and my time in labor to make it right.
(Message edited by aeholton on January 02, 2010) |
Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 02:12 pm: |
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I do agree with Aeholton. I don't normally endorse putting CA-spec items on 49-state bikes, but these shouldn't have come from the factory with that 'vent feature'. I would have already done the install myself were it not for the TB portion that I've not yet wanted to dig into just yet.
Mike |
Aeholton
| | Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 05:09 pm: |
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Milleniumx1 - you don't need to remove the throttle bodies. Just loosen the throttle cables and bracket holding them. |
Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 06:31 pm: |
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I knew I didn't have to remove them ... I was referring to just the process of getting to them. But since I can't ride right now, it might just fit in the 'what the hell' column!
Mike |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 06:24 pm: |
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Loretta does not vent much, so I re-routed the line to the front, where it was originally.
A short line will condense less, I never see a drip unless I overfill.
After the recall re-route, it dripped several times with the longer hose.
I have a spare belt and a brother's ashes in that void.
Z |
Milleniumx1
| | Posted on Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 06:33 pm: |
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A brother's ashes ... Not that you need my endorsement, but that could well be the coolest thing I've ever read at BWB.
Mike |
1324
| | Posted on Monday, January 04, 2010 - 07:27 am: |
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As mentioned earlier, I shortened my vent line and re-routed it to the front. No more drip...ever. But the smell was still present, obviously.
I'm still curious to see if the carbon canister would have fixed it like everyone says. Oh well, the XB doesn't stink up the house like the 1125R did. If anyone needs a canister, I have it all NIB...PM me. |
