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Remote gas "tank"

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I'm interested in making a small, temporary gas holder to use when synching the carbs. If I use an aniti-freeze container or a small, plastic gas tank, how's the best way to connect the gas line to the container so it doesn't leak? Thanks for any ideas!:-D
 
rockford said:
I'm interested in making a small, temporary gas holder to use when synching the carbs. If I use an aniti-freeze container or a small, plastic gas tank, how's the best way to connect the gas line to the container so it doesn't leak? Thanks for any ideas!:-D
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Try to find one that has a pretty decent sized hose noddule on it, and if still a little loose try some small hose clamps..
 
I got a tank from a old 5hp craftsman big wheel push mower. its tank was mounted on a stand behind the engine.
 
Quart paint can with a screw in tire valve stem. (Schrader removed, of course) Even rode is around the block few times with this set up.
 
So?

So?

I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[
 
I remove the tank, place a towel on the chassis, lay the fuel tank on the chassis, transversely where the front of the seat would be. I connect cheap plastic fuel/vacuum line fittings and 12" additional fuel line and vacuum lines. Connect both fuel and vacuum lines to the fuel tank from where they came. (essentially...extended lines) I put another towel over the fuel tank, a couple budgie cords to hold the tank steady to the frame, and i can sync all day!
 
nert said:
I remove the tank, place a towel on the chassis, lay the fuel tank on the chassis, transversely where the front of the seat would be. I connect cheap plastic fuel/vacuum line fittings and 12" additional fuel line and vacuum lines. Connect both fuel and vacuum lines to the fuel tank from where they came. (essentially...extended lines) I put another towel over the fuel tank, a couple budgie cords to hold the tank steady to the frame, and i can sync all day!
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That's how I do it. :-D
 
Thanks

Thanks

Me, too. Thanks. I'll work on it and offer something different, in the future, having to do with sealing a temporary fuel container.
 
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Go to a junk yard & find a windshield wiper fluid bottle. They already have the nipple to slide your fuel line onto! Ray.
 
8trackmind said:
Quart paint can with a screw in tire valve stem. (Schrader removed, of course) Even rode is around the block few times with this set up.
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I hope there's photo's of that! :-D

Here's what I picked up for $19.95, has a proper shut off in it, about 4ft of hose, a hanger that works and holds 2 liters of fuel.

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Walmart sells a new coolant overflow tank that's intended to be hooked up in old cars that don't have one. I think I paid around $9.99 and it's connections were just the right size.

--Chris
 
rockford said:
I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[
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Go to harbor freight and get some nitrile o-rings and your set.I have a tank from a weedeater that im getting ready to turn in to an aux. tank It's small and I figure it will be easy to work around.
 
I used a small shut off valve from a lawn mower on the one I just put together. The tank is from an old lawn mower that the guy at the parts store gave me. I built a stand out of scrap wood that I had lying around. The shut off valve and some hose is all I had to pay for. It sits perfectly on the frame rails where the seat would normally be and never moves.
 
Old lawnmower tank and I just hang off the handle bars with some wire. and a surgical clamp on the hose for a shut off.
 
rockford said:
If I use an aniti-freeze container or a small, plastic gas tank, how's the best way to connect the gas line to the container so it doesn't leak?
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I use a one-gallon oil jug for my temp gas tank. I use clear plastic tubing that matches the fuel line on the bike, and have a double-ended hose splice in the end, which I just push into the fuel line. At the jug end of the hose, I drilled a hole in the lid that is just a bit smaller than the outside diameter of the hose, so there is a good friction fit. Using a proper length of hose, I can set this jug sideways across the frame rails, then just rotate it so the outlet is on the bottom for use, or on top to 'turn it off'. You can see this in the pictures below. Sorry I am too lazy to remove the tank just for these pictures, but you get the idea on how the temp hose connects to the bike's fuel hose.

tconroy said:
pics people!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need pics!!!!
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Ready to use:
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Fuel flow turned OFF:
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Overall arrangement:
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Close-up of connector barb: (sorry it's out of focus)
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I found an even easier way! Buy 2' of hose, both sizes (fuel & vacuum line size) and two double ended barbs. moves the normal main tank back to where the seat is.

Dink
 
Lawnmower gas tank mounted on a broom handle. Several holes in the broom handle so I can raise/lower the tank by sticking a nail into one of th holes.

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