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Re: Gas tank vacuum



Dude,
There is an overflow line that is kinked, 'cuz mine did it also! Call Pro-Italia
@ 818-249-5707 and they'll tell you where it is.
        Jim

TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx wrote:

> When I open the filler cap, there is a very loud sucking sound, as air rushes
> into the tank. The less fuel there is in the tank, the stronger the vacuum
> becomes-it is not evident when the tank is full. The first time this happened
> was when I took delivery of the new bike, and Mark at Rocket Motorcycles in
> San Diego looked for evidence of kinked vent hoses, and found none, Strangly
> enough, I experience no symptoms of fuel starvation, even though the vacuum
> is strong enough to require cionsiderable effort to open the filler cap. Is
> this common? Should I worry? Dave Collins, San Diego. PS this is the exact
> opposite of what used to happen to my '95 Trophy 1200-its tank became
> pressurised, causing fuel to dribble down the left side of the engine, when
> it was parked in the sun.
>
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