Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover)
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CRASH (User)
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Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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I am planning to do this in the next week or so, but I am curious what others have done with their choke knob once we can remove all that garbage on the left side of the engine? I also have a MAXFLO so I need to relocate the Idle knob as well. I plan to make a bracket that holds both, side by side or one over the other, not sure yet, and mount that in the same location the fuel filter/pump were mounted, but much tighter to the tank.
The pic in the article is very difficult to see, but looks similar to what I may do (except I think I can dig up a piece of stainless and polish it up).
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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I got a 2" piece of aluminum stock and cut off a 5" piece. I then bent it so that it had a 2" and 3" legs.
In the 2" leg, I drilled two holes to mount this new bracket where the fuel pump bracket is mounted.
I then tapered the 3" leg slightly for looks and drilled a hole in the end which I then slotted to accept the choke.
Polished it up and voila 
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CRASH (User)
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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Got a picture? This is pretty much what I was thinking to do as well, but have the choke and idle knob side by side (if the idle knob will reach). We have a ton of scrap stainless around here (making up some nice floorboard extenders out of some now) that polishes up really nice. (the tail rack on my bike is 3/8" scrap stainless rod that shines as nice as the chrome does). Figure I can toss on some chrome caps on the choke and idle adjuster and be lookin spiffy.
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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Let's try this ....
Doc<br><br>Post edited by: docshadow, at: 2004/09/17 23:42
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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Let's try again 
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 13 Years, 5 Months ago
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Looks nice. I need to play with the idle knob some and see just where it may reach.
Thanks for the pic.
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 9 Years, 1 Month ago
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just wondering if you guys took the hard line and fuel heater off after relocating your pumps
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 9 Years, 1 Month ago
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I have my chock cable routed under the carb to the
right side of the Air Cleaner to the right side
Air Cleaner mounting bolt.Works great 
But I do have a Thunder Mfg. Air Cleaner.
I love having that whole left side of the engine
clear of clutter.  If you paint the idle bracket
black it`s barely visible. |
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 9 Years, 1 Month ago
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I used the stock pump mount bracket. Bent it differently... worked it over a bit on a bench grinder and bolted it right back up. The knob is tucked tight up under the tank, and the left side is very open.
On the right side, I made a mount for a Mr.Cs universal K&N filter idea, and then followed another person's idea here and rerouted the idle knob and cable to a hole drilled in the left side of the air filter mount, and snapped it into place there.
I used aluminum sheet from an old street sign for the air filter mount.
You can see clean through between the two cylinder jugs! Purty, purty!
And if I ever get my boy to show me how... I'll become a pic poster. I'm good with tools... miserable with computer instructions... techno-illiterate!  |
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Re:Relocate your fuel pump (under side cover) 9 Years, 1 Month ago
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I'm not sure putting the fuel pump next to the fuse box (behind the cover) is the right place.
A couple of options.
1. There's an empty space between the battery and frame (in front of the battery).
2. I don't know how much bigger your pump is, but on the 2008 I was able to tuck it under the fuel tank along the frame rail without issue.
Just my .02
Rich
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