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It might yell at yah for a brief moment if you get on it hard, not a problem really. The sensor is not a pressure sensor but rather an oil level sensor. So when you crank on it then the oil in the pan will slosh to the back and cause a red light. No problem.

Just reread your original post….I wouldn’t try to put in a tank sealant in unless I was positive it was rusted through and only as a last resort. You’ll need to pull the tank in order slosh the cleaner/etch and the sealant around the tank. Again, in my opinion, draining as much as you can and refilling with fresh clean gas plus repeated fill ups should clean out any old funky gas (plus the added benefit of extra ride time). And a clean new filter should take care of most of the particulate matter. Sorry for the double post

It’s been a long time since I was down there, but why couldn’t you just pull the fuel line before the fuel pump and let gravity do its job? While you’re down there you should also replace your filter. You may not get 100% of the old fuel out, but you’ll get a good portion….once you’re up and running and have run through a few tankfuls you’ll have gotten rid of most of the old varnish and gels (especially if you run some SeaFoam through with every fill up). Keep an eye on you fuel filter and maybe proactively change it out after 10-15 tankfuls. After that…keep your tank topped up and use non-ethanol 100% gasoline…you should be fine.

I would go with the Chevron Techron + as I have used that in the past with good results. Rick F

Oooff sorry. I assumed you had the tank removed. I haven’t done it on my venture, haven’t had the need, but on my sport bike I ended up siphoning out all the gas I could, scooping out all the crud with paper towels and if memory serves correct I flushed it with water and paper towels or a sponge then flushed with water and shop vac it out once I had a good feeling the vapors weren’t going to be a problem. I don’t remember removing that tank but I could have. Regardless I did have all fuel and return lines disconnected as to not induce water into the system. Dried with towels and let it air dry before putting it back together. Just picturing in my mind the venture tank and small filler neck. I think removing it and doing a rinse would be best, to drain it maybe put a pan under the petcock area and loosen the screws and let it go. My petcock gasket failed this spring and that’s exactly what I ended up doing after I siphoned out as much as I could. It was messy but it is what it is sometimes.

The oil in the air box comes from having too much oil in the crankcase. Should be no more than halfway up the sight glass.