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Oh yeah...a "Heads up".
You may've seen my picture-post of my current tins swap; Tidy-Whiteys for ghost-flamed Fire Red Pearl. On my shopping list for some parts I needed to do the job, I had mistakenly written "Fuel Filter" when I meant "Fuel Strainer". The parts guy brought me the filter my list asked for, so I decided to keep it. He said they were out of stock on the strainers, but assured me mine was washable/reusable.
Today I was populating the new tank with the guts from the stock tank. Before installing the fuel pump ***'y, I pulled the U-shaped clip to access the filter. The cavity was full of $#!+, and the [white] filter element was completely black with crud...black-black!! I mean BLACK...seriously. I'd've never guessed it would look so bad; either our fuel is pretty cruddy, or I got a tank-full of sludge at one fill-up.
My bike has about 24K-miles on it. You might want to think about a fuel filter change for your ride. It's not difficult, just inconvenient enough that it's too easy to overlook. I was even more s'prised by this filth than I was by the nasty looking fork oil I drained when I did my chrome lowers (only 8K-miles).
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Today I was populating the new tank with the guts from the stock tank. Before installing the fuel pump ***'y, I pulled the U-shaped clip to access the filter. The cavity was full of $#!+, and the [white] filter element was completely black with crud...black-black!! I mean BLACK...seriously. I'd've never guessed it would look so bad; either our fuel is pretty cruddy, or I got a tank-full of sludge at one fill-up.
My bike has about 24K-miles on it. You might want to think about a fuel filter change for your ride. It's not difficult, just inconvenient enough that it's too easy to overlook. I was even more s'prised by this filth than I was by the nasty looking fork oil I drained when I did my chrome lowers (only 8K-miles).
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When I disassembled my tank for painting in the spring, the filter was clogged with rust. I'd bet it was more than 1/8" thick. I cleaned it and reused it. I did try to oder a new one but the dealer that I got it from sent me and charged me for the softail-equivalent which was $60+. The dyna version is only $17. I shipped it back and asked for a refund.
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You may've seen my picture-post of my current tins swap; Tidy-Whiteys for ghost-flamed Fire Red Pearl. On my shopping list for some parts I needed to do the job, I had mistakenly written "Fuel Filter" when I meant "Fuel Strainer". The parts guy brought me the filter my list asked for, so I decided to keep it. He said they were out of stock on the strainers, but assured me mine was washable/reusable.
Today I was populating the new tank with the guts from the stock tank. Before installing the fuel pump ***'y, I pulled the U-shaped clip to access the filter. The cavity was full of $#!+, and the [white] filter element was completely black with crud...black-black!! I mean BLACK...seriously. I'd've never guessed it would look so bad; either our fuel is pretty cruddy, or I got a tank-full of sludge at one fill-up.
My bike has about 24K-miles on it. You might want to think about a fuel filter change for your ride. It's not difficult, just inconvenient enough that it's too easy to overlook. I was even more s'prised by this filth than I was by the nasty looking fork oil I drained when I did my chrome lowers (only 8K-miles).
FWIW
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Today I was populating the new tank with the guts from the stock tank. Before installing the fuel pump ***'y, I pulled the U-shaped clip to access the filter. The cavity was full of $#!+, and the [white] filter element was completely black with crud...black-black!! I mean BLACK...seriously. I'd've never guessed it would look so bad; either our fuel is pretty cruddy, or I got a tank-full of sludge at one fill-up.
My bike has about 24K-miles on it. You might want to think about a fuel filter change for your ride. It's not difficult, just inconvenient enough that it's too easy to overlook. I was even more s'prised by this filth than I was by the nasty looking fork oil I drained when I did my chrome lowers (only 8K-miles).
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I buy my gas all over; mostly Chevron, Shell. Maybe I got some crap at one of the out-of-the-way fill-ups on our May roadtrip...hard to know. When I drained and gutted the tank, I didn't see any obvious crud inside; no rust, dirt, water, nuthin'.
It's not hard to change the filter, just inconvenient as hell getting to it. It really is one of those "out'a sight, out'a mind" maintenance tasks. I'll be looking for an opportunity to open up the RKC tank...it's sitting at about the same 24K-miles now.
It's not hard to change the filter, just inconvenient as hell getting to it. It really is one of those "out'a sight, out'a mind" maintenance tasks. I'll be looking for an opportunity to open up the RKC tank...it's sitting at about the same 24K-miles now.
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Planning on a couple of 40's - 50's pin-ups nestled into those badgeless tribal flames...if you follow the shape, they're prit'near perfect for framing the tush/gams of a couple of lovelies like the ones below...
I've even got a third full set of tins (black) for any other wild-hare-brained idea(s) I might have...man, I love ebay!!!
I've even got a third full set of tins (black) for any other wild-hare-brained idea(s) I might have...man, I love ebay!!!
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