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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
    1980 GS1100E, the latest of many.

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    Originally posted by rockford View Post
    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
    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..

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      #3
      I got a tank from a old 5hp craftsman big wheel push mower. its tank was mounted on a stand behind the engine.

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        #4
        Originally posted by focus frenzy View Post
        I got a tank from a old 5hp craftsman big wheel push mower. its tank was mounted on a stand behind the engine.
        Ohhh hell of an idea sir...i like it!

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          #5
          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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            #6
            So?

            I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[
            1980 GS1100E, the latest of many.

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              #7
              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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                #8
                Originally posted by nert View Post
                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!
                That's how I do it. :-D
                1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
                1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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                  #9
                  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.
                  Last edited by rockford; 10-19-2007, 09:53 PM.
                  1980 GS1100E, the latest of many.

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                    #10
                    Go to a junk yard & find a windshield wiper fluid bottle. They already have the nipple to slide your fuel line onto! Ray.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by rapidray View Post
                      Go to a junk yard & find a windshield wiper fluid bottle. They already have the nipple to slide your fuel line onto! Ray.
                      Thanks, Ray! That sounds like a really clever idea!!:-D
                      1980 GS1100E, the latest of many.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by 8trackmind View Post
                        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.
                        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.

                        "Just Ducky, Thanks!"
                        http://i33.servimg.com/u/f33/11/99/01/25/visite10.jpg
                        Where I've ridden.

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                          #13
                          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

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by rockford View Post
                            I still can't figure out how to keep gas from leaking from my temporary gas tank...8-[
                            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.

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                              #15
                              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.

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