I fear I've been struck with blocked filters.
Riding today, 60Km/hr and the engine just stopped. If I waited for a few minutes, it would re-start and then run for maybe 30secs. Sounds to me like a blockage.
But which filter is likely to be the culprit in a 99?
Oh and track day booked Sunday so with my luck I can't get one (or two or however many I need!).! <i></i>
If your fuel lines are all OK & not restrictive in any way, the main culprit will be the small thimble gauze strainer under the fuel pressure regulator.
But......you should remove the pump & do ALL the filters at the same time. Don't forget, there's a plastic mesh type filter in the end of the pump which has a habit of clogging as well.
It's really hard to remove due to O ring stiction but can be done. If you can't get it out, just flush it with carby cleaner or K&N filter solvent.
While you're there, replace the main cartridge filter as well.
If not available, you can wash them out with K&N air filter solvent, flush out , oven dry, & re fit. <i></i>
Go to the servo, shove the hose into the exhaust, and pull the lever, that should flush all the shit out of the filters backwards into tank, take off tank, pour contents over lawn, and throw a cigarette butt on lawn to ignite. Re-fill tank, and away you go.
Total cost: 1 tank of gas and 1 cigarette.
Labour saving: 1 day friggin around with bike and 1/2 day mowing.
Anyone else need help?
PS - this information is not to be taken seriously, nor is any of the garbage spouted forth from my overactive imagination ever to be taken seriously either. Chopper says "Harden the f*** up Australia"<i></i>
Two very good responses!
Thanks for the advise, I'll try the first option and then maybe the cigarrette!
I've ordered a filter, but I will strip and use that K&N shit tonight if I can locate a shop.
Repco, AutoBarn, Supercheap???
Cheers <i></i>
Bear,
I agree with Rev's solution - not so sure about M8EE's...
However, before you go to all that trouble, how hot was it in W.A. at the time?.. You may have simply had a kinked fuel hose or even just a bit of vapour lock. Both of these will give you your symptoms.
Please read my submissions on "My bike has the vapours".
If you do the pump job, don't forget the fuel plugs that should be under you pillion seat.
Rgds BUSGO
"TAKE MY ADVICE"
I'm not using it anyway!<i></i>
I'm with Busgo re kinked hoses too but I don't have that problem anymore either since I replaced the OEM hoses with fuel injection hose.
I also haven't had a regulator filter in my bike for years.
I was sick & tired of having to clean it out every 10-15,000 k's due to the contaminants in our fuel. If I left it for longer, sooner or later it would have fuel starvation symptoms, like dying completely just as I was half way over taking a truck or something.
I fitted an inline car type instead.
Haven't had any further problems last 3 years & not anticipating any either. <i></i>
done m8ee,s trick on the lawn,works well. Glenn the Spa Man<i></i>
Quote:don't forget the fuel plugs that should be under you pillion seat.
WHAT ???
And where is the regulator filter ???, is that the black round thing just behind the motor if do you just take it out
Cheers Robert
Aren't all Busas Copper & Plated, the others are just all very poor slow ugly copies !!!!!<i></i>
Some one has put a WA filter on this forum, because I posted pictures last night!
Anyway, the kinked lines are found to be the problem.
The line is the fuel return to the tank, and I'm guessing that there's an overpressure switch which shuts the flivver down when the pressure is too high.
While riding fairly fast the fuel return is probably OK, but at idle lots must be returned, and if the line is kinked, bingo.
Mine had two kinks. I think it's been coming for a while, and the fact I had the tank up for weeks playing with the seat caused the final collapse. The rubber was pretty soft and shitty.
Yes, on the 99s there are two spigot diameters. Slightly smaller at the tank end (I think). But a piece of fuel line 8mm (5/16ths) will go onto both ends and with a bit of persuasion the original clips can be used.
Easy enough to check when next under the tank, just peel the spring back like a foreskin and the kinks will be right up near the tank.
Photo shows the problem.
Getting a new filter anyway but I'm off now to the track day as planned Sunday Wooooohoooooo
<i></i>
I cannot believe they actually put that shit on their bikes & call it a fuel pipe
Fuel plugs: Yep, they are stowed near the tool kit on a couple of plastic spiggots. (on 99's)
For plugging the tank outlet & return when taking the tank off. <i></i>
Rev where is the regulator filter and do we need it.
Cheers Robert
Aren't all Busas Copper & Plated, the others are just all very poor slow ugly copies !!!!!<i></i>
Simmo.
The regulator filter is the tiny little screen between the fuel pump itself and the regulator that connects to the vacuum hose.
If you block off your fuel lines and are really careful you can get it out without removing the pump itself from the bike.
I took Rev's advice about 1 year ago and flicked it out with a little pointy nail. You need small hands for this operation though.
Rgds BUSGO
"TAKE MY ADVICE"
I'm not using it anyway!<i></i>
Yep..what Busgo said.
Do you need it
Put it this way..............I've ridden two 99's a hell of a long way without them.......guess I didn't need them
I did put extra filtration in to compensate for removing it.
The injectors have last chance filters as well.
That little thing actually filters the return (excess of 43 psi) fuel back to the tank, but everybody calls it the reg filter. <i></i>
Cool on the job tomorrow, I have had some high speed runs (off the road of course) when I'm low on fuel sometimes it dies in the ass for a few seconds until I back off and hit it again, not good when overtaking as you would know , one time halfway around a semi, (quick change of undies and all is ok again)
ps Thanks Guys
Cheers Robert
Aren't all Busas Copper & Plated, the others are just all very poor slow ugly copies !!!!!<i>Edited by: simmo at: 25/1/07 21:44
</i>
simmo if you havent overhauled you '99 fuel pump you bloody well ought too. do the lot including new fuel hoses, a must do. <i></i>
|
Contact Us
