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July 20, 2014
Day 2 - Tear Down in the Parking Lot (Sun 7/20/14)
7/20/14
I can not figure out why my right fuel tank isn't working. Went outside in the motel parking lot, drove it around to the side in the shade. Tore it all down. Pulled the right front side cover. Pulled the right fuel tank. Opened the fuel cock at the bottom. Fuel is running onto the ground. Not sure what's going on. Very frustrating.
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I changed the oil in my bike this week at home. And now my Right Fuel Tank is not working.Changing the oil requires pulling the left left Front Side Cover, the left fuel tank (my left, if I'm sitting on the bike), and the right front side cover.
[URL="http://imgur.com/a/NLAnZ"]http://imgur.com/a/NLAnZ[/URL]
The directions are the same for reinstalling the front right side cover and front left side cover. The front Left Side Cover had 2 vent lines to connect. But on the Front Right Side Cover, I don't see a hose to hook onto this thing. What am I missing? Why won't the fuel come out of the right fuel tank?
I pulled the right fuel tank and made sure that all of the hoses are connected to the fuel tank (there are three...one at the top..one in the middle...and a drain at the bottom. This has a fuel cock. I've got the fuel cock/valve turned open. I tested it by unhooking the bottom fuel line. Gas runs out onto the ground. Why won't it go into my KTM engine? ARGGGGHHHH.
I think at this point that I'm going to go to Wal-mart and buy a clear plastic hose and a hand pump. That will work. It's not pretty, but it may be the best solution at this point. I called a KTM dealer in Vernal, Utah, and they they're closed until Tuesday for whatever reason. Nice.
I'd like to point out that no one with half a brain should ever buy a KTM. Parts that should the be same, are different. For instance, there are 5 screws holding the front side fairing on. They are two different lengths. The long ones go in certain holes. The short ones go in certain holes. The manual shows them all to be the same length. This shows a problem with the design (why not make them all the same length), and the documentation (why not make the manual show that they are different lengths?)
Pulling the fuel tanks is way more complicated than it needs to be. By the time I got it all put back together, I was sweating like a whore in church. Came back into the hotel room and got another show at about 1:00 p.m. Don't know why they haven't thrown me out yet.
I'd forgotten how good it feels to be roasting hot and take a freezing cold shower.
Now, I'm off to Wal-Mart for a siphon and a hand pump. Then on to Vernal Utah. From there, north towards Yellowstone. Not sure how far I'll get today. This is a crazy late start.
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM
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