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Offline neilc

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gas lines
« on: May 31, 2013, 06:24:57 AM »
i installed  cool blue gas lines,and noticed they don't fill up with gas all the way,the bike isn't starving for gas but trying to figure out why the lines don't fill all the way up have 2 line coming out of my pet,one drains slower than the other,one line goes to carbs 1&2 the other to 3&4 should i run a tee and run off the better fuel flow sid of the pet

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Re: gas lines
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2013, 06:51:17 AM »
Try filling up the tank? One line is for reserve, the other is for normal operation.  Both lines are interconnected, inside the carbs so no need to run a T. 
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Re: gas lines
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2013, 07:42:41 AM »
nelic - leave the lines as is going to 1/2 and 3/4.  sometimes those lines just have a bubble in them to start.  do your best to make the lines as short as possible and get the flow going downhill.  shouldnt be a problem.  as the fuel is used, more drains down to take up the space.  whatever bubbles are in them, help work them to the tip of your petcock barb.  they'll eventually burp out
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