I have a 1978 bike, had vacuum petcocks from factory. I put in a Cleveland Cycleworks sportster tank from TC bros on it along with their chrome petcock. The fuel does not want to feed down to the bowls. I have to squeeze the fuel line over and over like a priming bulb on a weed eater and little spurts of fuel come down through the line and clear filter. Taking the gas cap off does not effect it. Any advice? Thanks a lot guys in advance.
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Fuel feed issue
- Thread starter RustyBrat
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HooliganCycles
XS650 Addict
Have you tried running the bike, or cranking it over?
Have you positively identified your carb set as a 1978-1979?
The bike might be titled as a 1978, but was really built in 1977. The 1976-1977 carb sets have two brass fittings which are vents, people mistakenly think they are a cross-over, and tie them together with a short, straight piece of hose. No more vent if you do that.
Post pics of your carbs.
The bike might be titled as a 1978, but was really built in 1977. The 1976-1977 carb sets have two brass fittings which are vents, people mistakenly think they are a cross-over, and tie them together with a short, straight piece of hose. No more vent if you do that.
Post pics of your carbs.
Downer
XS650 Addict
Pull the brass screw on each of your bowls with petcock on to get some movement going with gas tank lid off
pamcopete
Ride.Enjoy.Life is Simple
A lot of filters will not flow if the tank is low. The smaller tank is like a larger tank half full, so I would try it without the filter. This problem most often shows up when you go to switch to reserve and there is not enough pressure in the tank to flow past the filter.
