Posted by hawk on October 14, 2007, 10:46 am
While I am trying to get a decent deal on a tank (see other posts)
after giving up on any attempt at salvaging the one it came with, I
want to see if this bike will start and run. Since I have no tank,my
thought is this: I take the little tank from my lawn mower and connect
it to the fuel line.
This brings the question of what I need to do about the smaller
(reserve?) line. Will it affect the ability to start/run? Is this a
reserve line? Any thoughts on the lawnmower tank being used?
Thanks again for all the help to date :)
Posted by Polarhound on October 14, 2007, 1:22 pm
hawk wrote:
> While I am trying to get a decent deal on a tank (see other posts)
> after giving up on any attempt at salvaging the one it came with, I
> want to see if this bike will start and run. Since I have no tank,my
> thought is this: I take the little tank from my lawn mower and connect
> it to the fuel line.
>
> This brings the question of what I need to do about the smaller
> (reserve?) line. Will it affect the ability to start/run? Is this a
> reserve line? Any thoughts on the lawnmower tank being used?
>
> Thanks again for all the help to date :)
>
Why not get a tool designed for the purpose?
http://www.motorcycleproshop.com/acc/motionpro/auxfueltank.gif is what
it looks like.
Although the Motion Pro one is $40.00, there are off-brands to be found
for around $12-$15.
Posted by Mark Olson on October 16, 2007, 6:29 am
Polarhound wrote:
> hawk wrote:
>
>> While I am trying to get a decent deal on a tank (see other posts)
>> after giving up on any attempt at salvaging the one it came with, I
>> want to see if this bike will start and run. Since I have no tank,my
>> thought is this: I take the little tank from my lawn mower and connect
>> it to the fuel line.
>>
>> This brings the question of what I need to do about the smaller
>> (reserve?) line. Will it affect the ability to start/run? Is this a
>> reserve line? Any thoughts on the lawnmower tank being used?
As has already been pointed out the smaller hose is a vacuum line,
not a fuel line, just plug it.
> Why not get a tool designed for the purpose?
>
> http://www.motorcycleproshop.com/acc/motionpro/auxfueltank.gif is what
> it looks like.
>
> Although the Motion Pro one is $40.00, there are off-brands to be found
> for around $12-$15.
If he's already got a suitable tank from a lawnmower, why on earth should
he buy a specialized motorcycle auxiliary tune-up tank just for this one
instance? Set the lawnmower tank on a workbench or toolchest next to
the bike and run a hose to it, job done.
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> after giving up on any attempt at salvaging the one it came with, I
> want to see if this bike will start and run. Since I have no tank,my
> thought is this: I take the little tank from my lawn mower and connect
> it to the fuel line.
>
> This brings the question of what I need to do about the smaller
> (reserve?) line. Will it affect the ability to start/run? Is this a
> reserve line? Any thoughts on the lawnmower tank being used?
>
> Thanks again for all the help to date :)
>