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So lately I've been havin a hell of a time with air in my fuel line. Before I start the bike I can see that the fuel line between the carb and the inframe tank is empty. When I turn the petcock on..it remains empty. What I then have to do is basically squeeze the tygon fuel line repeatedly to get fuel flowin. Once I get fuel goin and all the air squeezed out, it will start and idle fine. During riding I can see air bubbling through the fuel line and eventually the engine dies. Once stopped I have to repeat the squeezing process to start and the cycle just repeats itself.
What I'm riding is a Skyhawk GTA2 frame with the in frame tank and tygon fuel line with an SHA clone carb. What I've noticed is that when I completely remove the plastic gas tank cap, The problem goes away. Well...I can't likely drive around with fuel splashing everywhere. So, what do I do?
If it's a ventilation problem with the cap how can I go about resolving that issue?
If I can ride it a little further my tank will be near empty and easy to drain so I can inspect the petcock. That's another thing I thought might be causing problems but I don't know. I even tried completely removing the inline fuel filter and still no better.
What do you guys think? Anyone had a similar problem?
It's incredibly annoying!
What I'm riding is a Skyhawk GTA2 frame with the in frame tank and tygon fuel line with an SHA clone carb. What I've noticed is that when I completely remove the plastic gas tank cap, The problem goes away. Well...I can't likely drive around with fuel splashing everywhere. So, what do I do?
If it's a ventilation problem with the cap how can I go about resolving that issue?
If I can ride it a little further my tank will be near empty and easy to drain so I can inspect the petcock. That's another thing I thought might be causing problems but I don't know. I even tried completely removing the inline fuel filter and still no better.
What do you guys think? Anyone had a similar problem?
It's incredibly annoying!