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#407215 brotherkram (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 61 sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Well it happened today... Fuel pump stopped working. I was on the side of the road with no tools except what came with the bike (very little) and I figured it was the pump because of all the reading on the clinic. I can hear the relay click once but no pump sound. So after a couple of cigs and laziness ( i did not want to walk) I took my tank off and cut the gas line to feed direct. And I was back on the road!!!!: I would like to know if there are any negatives to going pumpless. And what valve do I order? Thanks, Mark   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #407221 huskerbob (User) Life is about monents that take your breath away Platinum Boarder Posts: 2519 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   A lot of people have done it it's just a matter of jetting carb I'm sure you can find a lot of threads on it here   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #407225 Big Bear (User) Who loves you , Baby? Platinum Boarder Posts: 7007 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Vent the cap........BB   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #407228 Kaidallac (Moderator) The Wind is the Spirit... Moderator Posts: 10262 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Mark, try this---> http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/163/96/   Logged     May the Wind Always Smile upon you...   The administrator has disabled public write access. #407229 brotherkram (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 61 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   kaisayson wrote: Mark, try this---> http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/163/96/ Thanks....I have read the article and was just wondering if there were any drawbacks to going pumpless.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #407231 Lucky1 (User) I kill bugs, with my face Platinum Boarder Posts: 1187 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Wow, you got lucky. I couldn't get my hose to reach the petcock once I took it off the fuel pump. I had to take a plastic pen, pull it apart a jam it into the fuel lines after they were off the pump. It leaked a little but did the job. Plus like you I had close to a full tank of gas. I found out the hard way that if the gas in your tank gets below half. Their will not be enough weight in the fuel to hold open that stupid little valve you wanted to know about. My new fuel pump lives under the right side cover and now if it goes bad I have lots of fuel line to play with. I can only hope enough gas to.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #407232 Spydr (User) Let's Ride ! Platinum Boarder Posts: 2252 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Big Bear wrote: Vent the cap........BB Or open up the vent on the tank.   Logged     Welcome to my NightMare   The administrator has disabled public write access. #407290 nightstar57 (User) ride it like ya paid for it .. Platinum Boarder Posts: 3422 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   no problems at all running without a fuel pump here..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #407295 Thom M (User) When the going gets weird, the RoadStar gets going Platinum Boarder Posts: 1048 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   I used the Suzuki 2.5 needle valve with a pingle petcock and filter. I also vented the cap and took the small screen out of the inlet on the carb. Even running the fuel line under the manifold I'm down to around 3/4 to 1 gal of fuel left before I go on reserve.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #407322 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 7727 Re:sitting on the side of the road 6 Years, 6 Months ago   Dumped the pump on both my R*s. Ran the fuel line over the manifold. Found a perfect filter at Autozone. I didn't vent the cap... didn't do anything else, but cut down the main fuel feed line of the petcock by 1/2". All has been well since. Really cleans up the left side of the motor, too!   Logged     Sig Pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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