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Posted 05 July 2020 - 09:33 am
Hey
As many of you know, reaching the drain can be a b*h out in the field.
Mine has started too mix water with gasoline when turning the knob to reserv, so either condensation or a leaking lid.
Was playing with the tought around adding a nozzle on the carb and connect som hoses to a valve that easy reachable. Anyone that has done something similar?
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Posted 05 July 2020 - 12:11 pm
Not that I'm aware of. Wouldn't it be easier to sort out the problem of getting water in the fuel ? Might just need a new seal/lid.
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Posted 05 July 2020 - 06:32 pm
millers fuel additive holds the water in suspension and gets combusted use that in all my tanks as ethanol attracts water
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Knight of Postsalot
Posted 05 July 2020 - 08:23 pm
methylated spirit does a similar job and presume cheaper
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Posted 05 July 2020 - 09:37 pm
methylated spirit does a similar job and presume cheaper
That appeals to me... What kind of quantities do you add ?
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Posted 06 July 2020 - 07:27 am
That appeals to me... What kind of quantities do you add ?
found this
https://autoexpert.c...n-the-fuel-tank
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"
Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs, fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
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Posted 06 July 2020 - 10:22 am
Edited by leehenty, 06 July 2020 - 10:22 am.
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Posted 06 July 2020 - 11:09 am
Isn't adding yet more ethanol making it worse ?
If your referring to my link, i think its the combination of the 3 chemicals that work together.
It did say you end up with EN0
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"
Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs, fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
Knight of Postsalot
Posted 06 July 2020 - 10:20 pm
That appeals to me... What kind of quantities do you add ?
the piece i saw suggested a couple of tablespoons in a bike tankful
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Posted 07 July 2020 - 06:14 am
the piece i saw suggested a couple of tablespoons in a bike tankful
can you find the article?
millars is £10 a pop
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Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs, fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
Carpe Addict
Posted 07 July 2020 - 09:16 pm
If your referring to my link, i think its the combination of the 3 chemicals that work together.
It did say you end up with EN0
So the water mixes with the ethanol, then that mixes with the petrol, then it all gets burned !! Sound fine to me. I'll just carry on using 95 E5 from the supermarket.
I'm not allowed out in the rain anyway....
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Posted 08 July 2020 - 07:06 am
So the water mixes with the ethanol, then that mixes with the petrol, then it all gets burned !! Sound fine to me. I'll just carry on using 95 E5 from the supermarket.
I'm not allowed out in the rain anyway....
it didn't say that.
water will separate from the ethanol.
The other chemicals combine to enable the water to be miscible and burn off in combustion
"As I Lay Rubber down to street, I pray for traction I can keep. But if I skid and begin to slide, please dear god protect my ride"
Mods; Oil pressure switch, neoprene rear inner mudguard, scottoiler, highway pegs, fenda extenda, 1999 carbs and airbox, Kais suspension setup, later clutch springs, LED lamps, Metmachex swingarm, Hagon Shock, Oxford heated grips, 4 way fused accessory Bus, 17" 3CV front wheel, Michellin R6 tyres, GPS speedo, 5' ignition advance.
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Posted 08 July 2020 - 04:28 pm
Having just cleaned a rusty tank, again, i think i'll be using some of that millers, had used stabil before with good results over a winter lay up..
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Carpe Addict
Posted 08 July 2020 - 10:00 pm
it didn't say that.
water will separate from the ethanol.
The other chemicals combine to enable the water to be miscible and burn off in combustion
Sorry, I'm maybe missing something, but after reading ...... " So, when you add water, ethanol and petrol, you get a miscible solution of all three liquids. " .... I assumed that water, ethanol and petrol combine to give a combustible solution of all three ? Obviously petrol being the largest part.
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Posted 09 July 2020 - 06:44 am
Sorry, I'm maybe missing something, but after reading ...... " So, when you add water, ethanol and petrol, you get a miscible solution of all three liquids. " .... I assumed that water, ethanol and petrol combine to give a combustible solution of all three ? Obviously petrol being the largest part.
i tink i got this, basically all tree combined will enable the whole concoction to be burned off.
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