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lancasterlad 25-09-07 09:11 PM

how to drain the tank?
 
need to drain the petrol tank on my bike,
how do i do it without cutting a hosepipe and getting a mouth full off petrol?
need to drain it all out as it think there is some water in there,
plus wheres ther drain thing on the carbs?

hovis 25-09-07 09:25 PM

Re: how to drain the tank?
 
Pull The Petrol Pipe Off

Best To Remove Tank

Tim in Belgium 25-09-07 09:27 PM

Re: how to drain the tank?
 
There is a screw which kind of goes in the bottom of each carb at an agle, a bit tricky to get at first time as you've got to take the tank off and air box which is all a bit fiddly to get at. It is a bit easier to identify if you've got a haynes manual.

If you're going to be doing this and taking the tank off you'll be able to drain the tank by turning it upside down :)

Make sure you reattach everything correctly. When I had a faulty coil connection (which I misdiagnoserd as water in the fuel) I managed to leave a fuel line off somewhere, pouring petrol everywhere when I tried starting it, not that you'd do the same obviously. Good luck and a manual may make things a little easier.

Spanner Man 26-09-07 07:01 AM

Re: how to drain the tank?
 
You again!
If you don't have a good syphon it's best to remove the tank & turn it upside down. You wont remove all the fluid in there, but you should be able to mop out the excess with a handful of rags & a long thingy (MATRON).

The drain screws are a sod to access, especially on the front carburettor. You will need a long 5mm ball ended allen key, & a small torch to see it with. You can just see the screw from above & from the right, you access it through one of the joining brackets between the carbs. Sometimes there is a small pipe clamp in the way, which has to be carefully rotated to see the screw head.

Cheers

TSM 26-09-07 08:50 AM

Re: how to drain the tank?
 
syringe, apply vac to tank valve and then the fuel will flow out.

chazzyb 26-09-07 09:06 AM

Re: how to drain the tank?
 
Just a thought - go for a long ride? ;-)


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