This may be a silly question WRT softails but it's rooted in some pretty serious horror-stories...

I've talked to some folks with EFI vehicles that have ran their tanks dry and have had to have their vehicles serviced to purge air out & reset their fuel systems. Anyone know ifrunning out of gasis a serious problem on the '08 softails with EFI? Ever run out of gas (with one of the new softails with EFI) and care to share the consequences?

TIA,
rleather

 

wel HD has been running EFI for abiut 10 years and ive never heard of a thing like that.....maybe on a deisel

 

A bit more cranking and it will start up. Really short path on the Harleyand it willpurge itself.
Ron

 

Dont ask me how I know I just do.

They will start right back up as soon as you actually have some gas in the tank.

 

Not a problem. When I drained my tank to remove it, and reinstalled it, I added fuel, waited for the light to go out, and varoom, it started right up. No froblem

 

Thats for diesel engines, regular gas no problem unless you go a very long period and the jet seals dry up.

 

Funny you ask. I ran out of gas last Friday with my 07' Deluxe I worked on my bike all winter, removed gas tank and all. Took it out for its maiden voyage, all of probably 10 miles to my buddies custom bike shop. I put enough gas in, I thought to make it there, then fill up at the gas station.My thoughtwas notto re-use the gas inmy gas. WRONG!!! Was about a miles from my destination, and, putt, putt, putt.. Acutally was in the high 40's temp, on the highway, 1 Harley guy stoppedand we bullshited a while, he left, a statey stopped offering help and waited until my wife came with the gas.

Anyways, put more gas in, and away I went with no problems.

I guess you could pop off the fuel line, remove the fuel pump fuse, and give it couple of cranks to purge air out of lines i guess??

 

For long pump life, it probably is best not to regularly run a bike low enough to find out if it will restart on empty. (which it easily will), because the pump sitting in gas helps cool it.

 

Newer diesels, like my cummins, self prime now!

 

I don't think it is good for the fuel system to run it dry, but you shouldn't need to have it purged. If you are removing the gas tank or replacing the fuel filter, the first step is to remove the fuel pump fuse and run the bike dry to relieve the pressure in the fuel system. Instructions for putting everything back together don't mention purging.