scratcher Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Hi guys...can someine tell me how the aftermarket tank that mounts to the top o the forks works...wat pipe goes on the breather fur the tank on the bike..n when connected does it sook fuel from that first or the tankas its on a vacum..id imagine it uses the built in tank first..but wat pioe goes where..n wat one does the breathing...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdabalot Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Pipe that reaches to the bottom of the auxiliary tank connects to main tank breather. The petrol is drawn from both tanks at the same time, when your auxiliary tank has lost a litre so will the main tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratcher Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Sir...thankyou fur replying...i have it that way just now..yeterday i was out n about...i used 1.25 ltr of gas from main tank..an the aux tank was still full...?? I would imagine the pump would partialy drain main tank then sook from aux tank..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsv Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 As long as you have no air (vacuum) leak on the main tank, the aux tank should empty first then the main tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdabalot Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) Remembered mine was connected to fuel line from tank to carb, explains simultaneous use from both tanks. Sorry for confusion. Have you removed the check valve from the bikes petrol tank breather? Edited November 6, 2017 by sirdabalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) As stated above, remove the check valve if there is one, double check for vacuum/air leaks, make sure your primary tank is as close to full as you can get before starting out, and make sure you don't have any kinks or blocks in the rest of the hoses. best of luck. Edited November 6, 2017 by jonnyc21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratcher Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Thanks I would imagine the pump would partialy drain main tank then sook from aux tank..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) When the negative pressure is created by draining the main tank it starts pulling form the aux tank to replace the fuel your using. If you have a lot of air in the tank it can take a long time to put the needed pull on the aux tank to start the siphon or may not even happen at all because of the flexibility that air has over liquids. Example: air can be compressed but not fuel... Edited November 7, 2017 by jonnyc21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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