jaymacdoo Posted September 16, 2012 #1 Posted September 16, 2012 fuel light came on . I kept riding .20 kms later Needed to switch to reserve. I kept riding . 70kms after that i ran out . Thats ok now i know I have less than 70 kms on reserve. BUT what pee'd me off was the fact I could only get less than 22 liters in the tank . What happened to 23 liters and 3 of reserve making this a 26 liter tank ?
Caveman Posted September 16, 2012 #2 Posted September 16, 2012 I had to punch a hole in the filler neck inside the tank to get it "full". Actually, I punched two holes in it....worked.
jaymacdoo Posted September 18, 2012 Author #4 Posted September 18, 2012 Venture Road Star? fixed it so how do i get more gas out of this tank ? what is "punch Holes"?
bongobobny Posted September 18, 2012 #5 Posted September 18, 2012 If you look where you put the gas in you will see a long neck to retard slopping of the gas. Unfortunately the area on the side of this "neck" traps air and it is hard to fill the rest of the way. Punching or drilling a couple of holes towards the top of the neck helps aleviate this...
22lyons Posted September 18, 2012 #6 Posted September 18, 2012 i would not drill due to metal shavings....a simple hole punch does the trick.
DarkLeftArm Posted September 18, 2012 #7 Posted September 18, 2012 Heres a tech article that Goose put up a long time ago: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=302
MikeWa Posted September 19, 2012 #8 Posted September 19, 2012 Use a punch and make several holes around the fillerneck. Just remember once done you can fill your tank up to the brim. If you do so and park in the hot sun you will loose some fuel out the vent. Mike [ATTACH]71692[/ATTACH]
bongobobny Posted September 19, 2012 #11 Posted September 19, 2012 i would not drill due to metal shavings....a simple hole punch does the trick. Yes, this is true. Didn't think of that... I worked in a clean room environment and when we had to drill a hole in a test stand we had to use a vacuum to capture all the metal shavings. An empty tank held upside down with a shop vacuum would work. I mentioned the word "drill" so he would understand the idea that a hole needs to be made. Of course a punch will also generate a big hunk of metal as well...
MikeWa Posted September 19, 2012 #12 Posted September 19, 2012 Yes, this is true. Didn't think of that... I worked in a clean room environment and when we had to drill a hole in a test stand we had to use a vacuum to capture all the metal shavings. An empty tank held upside down with a shop vacuum would work. I mentioned the word "drill" so he would understand the idea that a hole needs to be made. Of course a punch will also generate a big hunk of metal as well... NO if you just use an ice pick you will not generate any metel debris. The filler neck is soft enough for this to be easy. See the photo above. Mike
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