Crossover = Useless
Thanks for this info, Ed! Didn't know that...my reference is my carbed FXD 2003 as you will understand. Have to think "out of the box" more often
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From: Back in the Good Ole USA. South Carolina to be exact.
Yeah, you got to have it due to the tunnel for the frame backbone. There used to be a guy that sold something called an EZ-Flo that went on the crossover. Essentially male and female quick disconnect fittings that shut off the flow when disconnected.
The crossover is really a PITA.
The crossover is really a PITA.
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You can get dry disconnect hose coupling from people like ATL: http://www.atlinc.com/pdfs/Racing/20...oductguide.pdf.
You would cut the cross-over hose and then fit a male in one pipe and a female in the other. Push them together and it work as normal. Pull them apart to remove the tank and both parts auto-seal.
You would cut the cross-over hose and then fit a male in one pipe and a female in the other. Push them together and it work as normal. Pull them apart to remove the tank and both parts auto-seal.
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I was just outside having a smoke when a thought occurred to me. (Stand back).
It doesn't seem logical to me that having a crossover on our FI one-piece tanks makes much sense to me. It's one big tank, and to be honest I think the crossover just gets in the way and makes it a P.I.T.A. to remove the tank when doing major work to your bike that would require tank removal.
On the older two-piece tanks, yes , it makes sense.
It doesn't seem logical to me that having a crossover on our FI one-piece tanks makes much sense to me. It's one big tank, and to be honest I think the crossover just gets in the way and makes it a P.I.T.A. to remove the tank when doing major work to your bike that would require tank removal.
On the older two-piece tanks, yes , it makes sense.
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use the a clear lighter that has the center divider in it, it acts like a tank with the channel in the center. you have to tip it over to an angle that would allow the gas to flow over the channel/hump or shake it to get the gas to the other side. so if your cruising on the highway you could loose some of the gas on the other side. but i dont think the channel/hump is that big/heigh in the back of the tank by the seat so i dont think you would loose that much gas maybe a 1/4 gallon max. easy way to find out is to take another hose clamp and tighten it in the middle of the crossover to pinch and cut off the cross tube so you dont mess your tank up plugging it or waste your cross over tube and if it dont work take the hose clamp off and if it works then remove the hose and remove and plug the nipples. jackyl.
Last edited by jackyl; Dec 10, 2010 at 05:50 PM.
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I was just outside having a smoke when a thought occurred to me. (Stand back).
It doesn't seem logical to me that having a crossover on our FI one-piece tanks makes much sense to me. It's one big tank, and to be honest I think the crossover just gets in the way and makes it a P.I.T.A. to remove the tank when doing major work to your bike that would require tank removal.
On the older two-piece tanks, yes , it makes sense.
It doesn't seem logical to me that having a crossover on our FI one-piece tanks makes much sense to me. It's one big tank, and to be honest I think the crossover just gets in the way and makes it a P.I.T.A. to remove the tank when doing major work to your bike that would require tank removal.
On the older two-piece tanks, yes , it makes sense.
So is there any reason why you could not have a quick disconnect on the right side like you have on the left, with a wye in the fuel line?
Was actually thinking about this the other day when I was thinking about building a custom tank.
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When I pulled my tank, I installed a brass male "T" fitting on the cross over tube on the left side (away from the exhaust) with a 12" piece of 1/4 fuel line hanging down and plugged the end along with hose clamps on all of the fittings. Now when I need to pull the tank I pull out the 12" "T" line, pull the plug and stick it into my jerry can. The tank drains without a mess and the hose clamps make it easy to remove the cross over "T" line. When everything is installed I zip tie the 12" "T" line to the left frame down tube.
