Temporary fuel tank

[bluewool]

Anyone have a good suggestion of what to use as a temporary fuel tank for synchronizing etc.. I am not a fan of the "I just put a really long hose on the stock tank and balance it on the seat" I remember seeing a fuel barb and vent that attached to a standard 'sceptre' style gas can but I haven't seen then for around for a long time. I was also thinking of a camp fuel bottle. Really the problem is not the vessel, but how to get it out safely. Ideally I'd like to hang it on a sort of "iv" rack --- fuel bottle on one side - manometer on the other.

 

[Adler]

People like to use old bottles of gear oil. just cut off the bottom and hang it from the handlebars.

 

[salty_monk]

Gear oil bottle is a good one. Make sure you clamp the hose....

Don't balance the tank on the seat if you do it that way.... A tall dustbin, shelf or somewhere is better!

 

[Larry D]

I have an extra set of long fuel and vacuum lines that I hook up to my other bike............It works great.

 

[Guest]

I use a gear oil bottle as well. Hang it on the garage door rails with a coat hanger.

 

[mike_of_bbg]

Removing two small bolts gets the tank out of my riding mower, and the bolt holes make a nice place to hook the bungee cord to hang it from the handlebar. Fuel hose fits just great. Long nosed vise grips keep gas from leaking during the move.

Remember your fuel pressure is the (constant) fuel density times the vertical height. Hang your temp tank too high and your needle valves won't be able to hold back the pressure.

 

[Guest]

The bottle should be hung in about the same position the real tank would be.
Crimp the rubber hose with hemostats to shut it off.

 

[Steve]

Removing two small bolts gets the tank out of my riding mower, and the bolt holes make a nice place to hook the bungee cord to hang it from the handlebar....

A few bucks at Lowe's, Home Depot or a lawn mower shop will get you a new tank, so you don't have to mess with removing one from your mower.

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[bmac]

auxilary Tank

auxilary Tank

Here is one for you. I have the luxury of living in Illinois. I have a 8 hp snow blower and the tank comes off with 2 bolts and unhooking the fuel line. P.O.C. I use that after the snow is done and fine the use of it after rebuilding a set of carbs and syncing. Clamp it on a elevated platform and it is good to go. Works like a charm. Bob

 

[bluewool]

Here is one for you. I have the luxury of living in Illinois. I have a 8 hp snow blower and the tank comes off with 2 bolts and unhooking the fuel line. P.O.C. I use that after the snow is done and fine the use of it after rebuilding a set of carbs and syncing. Clamp it on a elevated platform and it is good to go. Works like a charm. Bob

I have the 'luxury' of living in an apartment...
My brother had suggested a lawnmower tank also. Strangely difficult to locate in this city...

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[koolaid_kid]

I use a coolant recovery tank I picked up at the local autoparts for less than $10. It was clean an unused when I purchased it. It has 3 nipples (can I use the word nipples? ) and they are closed off when you purchase it. I use one to connect to the fuel line on the bike. I use a second as a vent when using the tank.
I hang the tank from the left side mirror using a long zip tie that stays on the aux fuel tank.
When not using the tank, I keep the attached hose connected to the two nipples so it does not vent into the atmosphere.
I got the idea from a fellow GSR member.

 

[mike_of_bbg]

A few bucks at Lowe's, Home Depot or a lawn mower shop will get you a new tank, so you don't have to mess with removing one from your mower.

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Thanks for the advice Steve, but it takes me about 2 minutes to extract. At my state of mental deterioration that's about half as long as it would take me to remember where I left my spare the last time I used it in my messy garage. It's hard to misplace the mower

The gear oil bottle seems like just the ticket for you, Bluewool. Run by an auto shop or parts store and see if they have any empties people used to bring in oil for recycling.

Great pics Cliff.

 

[tas850g]

+1 with Steve's method. A small engine or lawmmower shop will have one. Many times when someone goes to get their mower fixed but finds out it will cost way too much to fix the shop will just add that mower to their metal pile. That's were I found my tank. May have helped that I bought my weedwacker, exmark lawnmower, and snow blower from them.

 

[Guest]

I use a coolant recovery tank I picked up at the local autoparts for less than $10. It was clean an unused when I purchased it. It has 3 nipples (can I use the word nipples? ) and they are closed off when you purchase it. I use one to connect to the fuel line on the bike. I use a second as a vent when using the tank.
I hang the tank from the left side mirror using a long zip tie that stays on the aux fuel tank.
When not using the tank, I keep the attached hose connected to the two nipples so it does not vent into the atmosphere.
I got the idea from a fellow GSR member.

Great idea! Thanks! :clap:

 

[BassCliff]

The gear oil bottle seems like just the ticket for you, Bluewool. Run by an auto shop or parts store and see if they have any empties people used to bring in oil for recycling.

Great pics Cliff.

Hi,

Mine is a very low-tech, low-cost solution. I had everything in my garage except for the barbed connector which I picked up at the hardware store for a couple of bits. One of these days I might pick up a fancy coolant recovery tank, window washer fluid tank, or lawn mower tank. But as long as this works, it's good enough for me.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[bluewool]

Thanks for the advice Steve, but it takes me about 2 minutes to extract. At my state of mental deterioration that's about half as long as it would take me to remember where I left my spare the last time I used it in my messy garage. It's hard to misplace the mower

The gear oil bottle seems like just the ticket for you, Bluewool. Run by an auto shop or parts store and see if they have any empties people used to bring in oil for recycling.

Great pics Cliff.

Yeah, I grabbed lunch with a friend who has a JDM tuning shop. I was going to snag the coolant reservoir from one of the tow-away cars in the back but opted for the easily recyclable gear oil bottle(there was a huge bag of them).

Thanks for all the input

 

[Steve]

+1 with Steve's method. ...

Actually, that's just a suggestion, it's not the method that I use.

The method that I use, I can not recommend, as it's not really safe enough to put it out there for general use.

I cut a hole in the top of a gallon oil jug, put a piece of rubber hose as a sleeve-type gasket, then ran some clear hose to a barbed fitting that fits into the fuel hose for the carbs. I have since added a piece of plywood that sits on the frame rail and holds the jug, but here it is in "action".

The jug:

The barbed fitting:

With the gas turned OFF (turned so outlet is on top):

With the gas turned ON (turned so outlet is on the bottom):

Yeah, I know, the 'real' gas tank shouldn't be there in the picture, but I was not working on the bike when I took the pictures.

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[bluewool]

The method that I use, I can not recommend, as it's not really safe enough to put it out there for general use.

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Safety is a concern for me, according to my strata agreement I am not suppose to work on any vehicles in the parkade. The last thing I need to do is have a fuel fire... as a precaution against my own stupidity I do bring two 10lb dry chemical extinguishers out there when I work on anything fuel related.
Eventually I will find a shop space somewhere.

 

[youngndumb]

While working on a CB550 with an extremely dirty tank, a 1 gallon Ocean Spray jug, the vent hose from an xr100, some silicon, a screw, duct tape, and an appropriately sized drill bit were used for its first test flight. Drill a hole in the bottom of the jug, insert hose, silicon around it, put the screw into the cap as a vent, fill via the cap, duct tape to the spine in a fairly accurate angle to the real tank, voila, functionality on a budget.

Its amazing what two 20 year olds with no money can up with should the need arise.