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pastmast95
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« on: December 01, 2012, 02:54:50 PM » |
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O.K. So here I am happy as a little girl because here it is the first of December in Colorado and it's 70 plus degrees outside! I got new Elite 3's comeing next week, I got my new O rings and wheel damper in the mail today so I'm already to service the rear end when I install the tires. I think before I take the Valkyrie "Bagger" out for a spin I have one quick thing I should do and install the lift adapter I got off E-Bay. I bought the one you mount on the bike under the kickstand mount. I figured that if I was on the road and had a problem the adapter would be there because out in the middle of nowhere there might be a Bubba's cycle repair but he may not have an adapter to fit our Valkyrie's. So I get out the tools and lay down to do this easy install and OOOOHHH NOOOO what is this pork and bean can doing right in the way with two hoses in and one out to nowhere? I take it off and try to install the adapter and remount the can with it's bracket, but no way. I dinked with it for awhile said screw it put everything back together went out for a nice ride, had a few brews with the Hardlee guys at the local watering hole and came home to get some advice! So question 1 is can I remove the Evap Canister and throw it as far down the street as I can and hope someone in a rolling coffin runs over it? Or #2 do I need it and have to make some kind of bracket for it? What does it do? If I remove it will it hurt anything? Once again Thanks for your help!
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PhredValk
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2012, 04:49:53 PM » |
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Hi.
I installed that adapter a year and a half ago by re-installing the canister into a junk box in the basement and haven't noticed any difference in the way the bike runs. I'd keep it in case the bike ever gets sold into California, the only state that requires it.
Put the bike up on jack stands under the engine guards, as one of the bolts you will be removing to install the adapter is holding the side stand in place (I realized this just before I had completely removed the bolt, or I would have done some damage to the bike and possibly myself).
Fred.
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JC
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2012, 05:21:46 PM » |
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+1 What Phred sed!  That's part of the desmog for a cali model. |
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Damn thing gives me the grins every time I get on it!
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pastmast95
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2012, 06:17:40 PM » |
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Thanks for the response. What do I do with the two hoses that attach to the canister? Cap them off or let them be open? Thanks again!
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PhredValk
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2012, 06:58:46 PM » |
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One of them came off with the can and is still attached, the other I ignored, so supposedly is still on the bike...
Fred.
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Michvalk
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2012, 06:51:22 AM » |
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There has to be a down side to leaving hoses open to the elements. Like sucking water into the engine? The bike may run fine without the cannister, but I would explore where the hoses hook to, and see if they can be capped off to prevent any water issue |
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vic
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2012, 07:18:50 AM » |
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One of those hoses going to your canister is the fuel tank breather hose. You don't want to be plugging that one up or your fuel tank won't be able to breathe. The other hose going to your cannister is from an air switching valve and don't think plugging that one up is good either. The fuel tank breather hose can be left open but install a tee fitting half way down below the tank (like the 49 state models have) and attach the end of the hose somewhere near the kickstand, again, similar to the 49 state models.
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pastmast95
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2012, 08:51:01 AM » |
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Thanks for the info! You say install a tee half way down the fuel tank vent hose (the large one?) and then what do I attach to the tee? the small hose? I don't have an all state model to compare it to? thanks again for your help!
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vic
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 06:42:45 PM » |
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The hose with the smaller diameter is the fuel vent hose. Remove the 2 bolts holding the fuel tank down and just prop up the rear of the tank. You should be able to see the fuel tank vent hose attached. Somewhere on that run from the fuel tank to the canister, you can insert a tee fitting to make it work like the 49 state Valks. If you disconnect the fuel vent hose from that canister on the bottom, there is a possibility that it could suck up water from the road and close that vent hose.....preventing the fuel tank from "breathing". The purpose of that tee fitting is to break any vacuum created by the fuel vent hose if it does suck up water. To put that tee fitting to work, you're going to have to cut the fuel vent hose about midway down to that canister and connect the cut ends of the hose to that tee fitting. So one part of the tee will remain exposed to air. I've got a California bike with that canister and left everything stock as far as vacuum hose routing. I also have a RIVCO centerstand so I'm not going to be needing to remove that canister for anything else in the near future like a lift adapter or belly tank, etc.
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pastmast95
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2012, 07:34:08 PM » |
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Thanks for the explanation, I understand what to do now! I love this board for all the help!
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« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2012, 07:53:25 AM » |
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and when you desmog, don't throw away anything. doesn't take up much room and you never know....  |
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