fuel line issue

[andrewMember]

hi people as most of you know from a couple of my posts I put a 15ltr safari tank on my wr 250 its all fitted and lined up right.

but when I turned the fuel on it doesn’t flow into the carby???? I don’t know y as I thought gravity would do the job. I take the hose off the carby inlet and it fows through just not when its connected

I appreciate all you assistance and comments to help me out ill put some pic up too also for you guys to diagnose

thanks you all so very much
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[Dwayne OMember]

Is the tank breathing correctly ???
Is the tank brand new,,,,
Could be blocked breather in the cap or something maybe :whistle:

Just a wild guess really :laugh:

[andrewMember]

thanks ill check… yes brand new tank ill check the breather as I put the old one on ill see what the stock safari one is like

breather is fine>>>>> carby was cleaned last service 70km ago too >>>

[Geoff ForshawMember]

Hi Andy,

If you connect the fuel line up to a carby that is already full it won’t flow as the needle will be closed against the seat due to the fuel bowl being full.
Loosen the 3mm Allen key screw on the bottom of the float bowl and let the fuel drain out of the carby. As this happens the float level will drop resulting in the needle dropping away from the seat. This will then allow fuel to flow from the tank to the carby.
Tighten the 3mm Allen key screw and the fuel flow should stop.

Give that a go, I hope it helps.

Cheers,
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[andrewMember]

thanks lefty ill just wait for me daughter to finish making a mess with a custard tart and ill give it ago

[Geoff ForshawMember]

andy29 wrote:

thanks lefty ill just wait for me daughter to finish making a mess with a custard tart and ill give it ago

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: No worries mate

[andrewMember]

Lefty wrote:

Hi Andy,

If you connect the fuel line up to a carby that is already full it won’t flow as the needle will be closed against the seat due to the fuel bowl being full.
Loosen the 3mm Allen key screw on the bottom of the float bowl and let the fuel drain out of the carby. As this happens the float level will drop resulting in the needle dropping away from the seat. This will then allow fuel to flow from the tank to the carby.
Tighten the 3mm Allen key screw and the fuel flow should stop.

Give that a go, I hope it helps.

Cheers,
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yep done that worked thank you so much lefty fantastic mate!!! ill go ad get you a beer out of the fridge and drink it for ya…… :laugh:

[SteveMember]

good call Lefty, love your work.
Had a mate with a 750 duke roady that would stop after 10 minutes ride time. He sent it to 4 different bike
shops. they all said nothing wrong with it. But they didn’t run it for 10 on the road.
We had a look one day and it had a 1 way breather on the tank inlet.
It was installed the wrong way round.Poor thing starved of fuel with no air
Cost old mate $900 from bike shops.To tell him was all good.

[CrisMember]

Mmmm always something simple. 15L tank looks like 2 laps of Nundle now. :laugh:

[glennMember]

Boze wrote:

Mmmm always something simple. 15L tank looks like 2 laps of Nundle now. :laugh:

Sweet, lets go.

Boony

[Geoff ForshawMember]

andy29 wrote:

Lefty wrote:

Hi Andy,

If you connect the fuel line up to a carby that is already full it won’t flow as the needle will be closed against the seat due to the fuel bowl being full.
Loosen the 3mm Allen key screw on the bottom of the float bowl and let the fuel drain out of the carby. As this happens the float level will drop resulting in the needle dropping away from the seat. This will then allow fuel to flow from the tank to the carby.
Tighten the 3mm Allen key screw and the fuel flow should stop.

Give that a go, I hope it helps.

Cheers,
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yep done that worked thank you so much lefty fantastic mate!!! ill go ad get you a beer out of the fridge and drink it for ya…… :laugh:

No worries Andy, glad to help mate

I hope that beer was nice, I think I will go and get one myself

Cheers,
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