DIY Remote Fuel Tank for under $10

[hjacobmiller]

I got really tired of trying to do various adjustments with the tank on, so I decided to make my own remote fuel source with some stuff I had laying around. Everything can be bought at Ace for under $10 if you don't have these things.

Thought I'd share.

Drill out a fill hole on the bottom that is smaller in diameter than your rubber plug. You want the plug to fit tightly so you can set it upright when you fill it. Then just take the plug out while your using it so a vacuum doesn't build up.

I put in an old valve just because I had it...

And Voila!

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[BigD_83]

Did you use both o-rings in your setup?

 

[hjacobmiller]

Did you use both o-rings in your setup?

Yeah just one on each side of the cap around the threaded barb so it would seal it up.

The lamp nut helps to squish them together.

Update: I also used the thick walled ones so there would be a bit more to squish and seal.

 

[BigD_83]

It looks to be a decent setup. I'd be concerned about gas affecting the plastic in the bottle, and I'd try to get the wide side of the barbed connector a little lower so, but it's definitely doable. Are you using Teflon tape on the bottle threads as well?

I'm actually having issues with gas softening up the connectors on my in-line (plastic) fuel filters. I was concerned enough to pull the filter off my 650 last night, lest it break sending gas onto a hot engine. I'm not sure, but it could be an ethanol issue.

Thanks for posting.

 

[hjacobmiller]

It looks to be a decent setup. I'd be concerned about gas affecting the plastic in the bottle, and I'd try to get the wide side of the barbed connector a little lower so, but it's definitely doable. Are you using Teflon tape on the bottle threads as well?

I'm actually having issues with gas softening up the connectors on my in-line (plastic) fuel filters. I was concerned enough to pull the filter off my 650 last night, lest it break sending gas onto a hot engine. I'm not sure, but it could be an ethanol issue.

Thanks for posting.

No I didn't just because I figured it wouldn't last with use you know?

I thought about going with a brass fitting but I didn't have any around.

I just use those little spring loaded clamps everywhere I can, even on tight connections.

 

[Badooka]

That was cool! Nice idea.

 

[Billy Ricks]

It looks to be a decent setup. I'd be concerned about gas affecting the plastic in the bottle, and I'd try to get the wide side of the barbed connector a little lower so, but it's definitely doable. Are you using Teflon tape on the bottle threads as well?

I'm actually having issues with gas softening up the connectors on my in-line (plastic) fuel filters. I was concerned enough to pull the filter off my 650 last night, lest it break sending gas onto a hot engine. I'm not sure, but it could be an ethanol issue.

Thanks for posting.

I just had to replace o-rind=gs on the float seats and furl lines that run between the bowls on my RS flatslides. The lines between the accelerator pump nozzles had softened and swollen. The fuel line got a shiny look to it and became spongy. I've been using Startron and marine Stabil to help but the ethanol finally got to them.

 

[Guest]

I use the fuel tank from my snowblower.

 

[oldpara]

That looks like a good setup !
I made one out of a truck radiator over flow tank , 6 feet of fuel line and a lawn tractor fuel shut off valve, works slick.

 

[chuck hahn]

Heres mine..universal aux resiviour tank from auto parts store, a length of reinforced fuel line, and an old small engine shut off valve i had laying around. double barbed brass end for connecting to carb fuel line.

 

[chuck hahn]

FrankZ...If you read this, post up a picture or two of that IV style stand you made for yours with the tank hanging on it. Very clever idea from just a few scraps of wood.

 

[Guest]

I use the fuel tank from my snowblower.

Yes, that's what I've been using as well with an in-line shutoff valve.

hjacobmiller - Nice work!!!!

 

[Katarat]

I use an old snowblower gas tank

 

[Steve]

Nice work, I will just second the caution to be careful with the plastic jug.

Unless the plastic in the jug is specifically made to hold gas, it may not last long.

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[hjacobmiller]

Definitely.

I actually tried something else that seemed to work pretty well also.

I set my tank on a sawhorse, got some 2x4s to put under 1 side of it so it is at the same angle as on the bike.

Ran a long piece of fuel line and a long vacuum line that I had laying around, set the petcock to prime to get the gas flowing then switched it back to run and seemed to work fine.

A couple more hoses to work around but a little more reliable than having a fuel bomb hanging around your head the whole time you work

 

[chuck hahn]

Until that ONE TIME when you forget the lines are strung across there and you drag the tank off the saw horses.

 

[hjacobmiller]

Until that ONE TIME when you forget the lines are strung across there and you drag the tank off the saw horses.

True! I think working with/around fuel is my least favorite part of working on the bike.