Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: RE: fuel reserve

Author: Scheer, Peter L

Date: May 22, 2001, 5:30 PM

Post ID: 1706829033

Chris,
Yep this helped. I see I have 2 reserve petcocks.
I will have to do some creative modifying to 1 of them.
Tank was bone dry.

Thanks
Pete

 -----Original Message-----
From: Chris Berry [SMTP:guzzis-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:39 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: fuel reserve

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One of the tubes should have the bottom half solid and only have screen
material at the top (main). The other should have screening all the way
down. This one is your reserve tube. Sounds like ya have 2 of
them...although 4 miles is an extremely tiny reserve. Check to make sure
that your filters or petcocks are not clogged in any way. Could you still

hear gas sloshing in the tank when ya ran out? If so, I'd say a petcock
or
filter is clogged, and at lower levels, gravity is not enough to get the
gas
through.
Hope this helps!
Chris in NC
'74 Eldo civ.


 From: "Scheer, Peter L" <plsc-@tycoelectronics.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: "'Loopfram-@topica.com'" <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Subject: fuel reserve
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:31:36 -0400

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I learned the hard way that I have 4 miles on reserve.
I assumed that the way the tank hangs over the frame on both sides, that
there would be some volume in each side after the fuel level gets below
the
 point where the tank center is cleared out for the frame backbone. I
ran
 the fuel from the right petcock til dry , then switched on the left
figuring
I had maybe a gallon left. I was going to strap a gas can to the seat
until I ran out to get a range reading,, but 4 mi later.....

Anyway, both petcocks look the same. Filter extending into the tank with

 no
tube covering the filter on either side. Guzzioulogy says run the left
side as primary without an explanation.

Any insight into what is supposed to be normal with petcocks, reserve etc
etc.

I was thinking to attach some kind of tube to one of the valves to make a
level that is maybe 2 inch higher than the other side, but thought I'd
ask
 you guys first before making an un necessary modification.

Thanks
Pete
71 Ambo

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