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Mildew
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« on: March 01, 2011, 12:29:32 PM »
As some of you all know, I have the jerry rigged, manuel petcock and it's been getting between 34- 38 mpg. After 152 miles it was really sputtering and starving for gas. I proceeded the best I could to the nearest gas station. filled up and problem fixed but 4.3 gallons filled it up. Is this normal? I thought the tank capacity was 5.7 or something like that.
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2011, 12:36:29 PM »
If by Jerry rigged you mean that you turned the oem petcock into a manual one and did away with the vacuum, then you should still have your reserve setting.  Did you switch to reserve?
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2011, 12:48:10 PM »
 Hey Mildew , that pretty good , because the farthest I have gone is 140 miles and I had not gone to reserve yet ... So I have never gone to reserve as of yet ...... when I see 140 its gas uptime ... Thanks the Geezer crazy2
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2011, 02:07:55 PM »
at 4.3 gallons, it looks like you just hit reserve. Didn't you turn your fuel valve to reserve at that point?
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2011, 04:17:48 PM »
Quote from: Mildew on March 01, 2011, 12:29:32 PM
As some of you all know, I have the jerry rigged, manuel petcock and it's been getting between 34- 38 mpg. After 152 miles it was really sputtering and starving for gas. I proceeded the best I could to the nearest gas station. filled up and problem fixed but 4.3 gallons filled it up. Is this normal? I thought the tank capacity was 5.7 or something like that.

Tank capacity for a Standard/Tourer is 5.3 gallons INCLUDING a 1 gallon reserve.

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Mildew
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2011, 05:26:41 PM »
Ok, thanks. I didn't think I still had reserve with the manual deal. Yes I did flip to reserve at the gas station and I felt a sudden burst of fuel before I shut it off. Everything is fine then, I read somewhere where the reserve would not work with the manual switch. Priciate the resposes. This fuel thing is all new to me. cooldude
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2011, 05:20:12 AM »
I believe you have it right.  You still have reserve after converted to manual.

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