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Oct 26, 2020 | 07:49 PM

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Dieselsoftail

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Originally Posted by mike131

no confusion, clean it out and hook it up, or you will only have half the fuel capacity

its 1 lonely nipple everything is hooked up except this, including the crossover hose from left to right or right to left how ever see the pic? ..where do i hook it to? ahh your confused

Oct 26, 2020 | 07:55 PM

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RANGER73

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If there's a cross over hose that's connected between the left and right tanks then this is a spare.
Faget About it.

Oct 26, 2020 | 08:24 PM

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mike131

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the black hose dont look hooked up to anything to me in the pic, but can only see up to the clamp in the pic

Oct 26, 2020 | 08:30 PM

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mike131

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your tanks are two piece, half tanks?? if so four crossover nipples the one in your pic to the other bottom one on the other tank, two on top hooked to each other from each tank

Oct 26, 2020 | 08:32 PM

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mike131

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no if you open it and run a hose straight to the ground your gas will be straight on the ground if its that nipple one the bottom of the tank your talking about in your pic, or I dont have any idea what your talking about

Last edited by mike131; Oct 26, 2020 at 08:38 PM.

Oct 26, 2020 | 09:25 PM

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Racepres

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Originally Posted by Dieselsoftail

thanks. so open it and run a hose to the ground? it seems like it runs from the tube under the gas cap. i dont know if its just plugged with paint.

I do Not understand "open it"... there is a tube running from the filler neck to ??? wherever... prolly to the ground...for instances when the tank is Overfilled at the pump... if that is the line... run it to someplace where you don't mind overflow gasoline running to..
Assuming the crossover tubes are connected,, which you have indeed indicated is the case
as THC says... If it is also a Vent... it needs to Not be Plugged...

Oct 27, 2020 | 04:17 AM

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t150vej

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Leave it plugged. It's brazed from the factory.

Many years of tanks had extra nipples for emissions connections, or anticipation of them.

That year bike should have a vented cap on the right tank only, with a crossover for fuel on the bottom (pictured) and another between the filler necks for venting from right to left. Assuming it has the original tanks...

Last edited by t150vej; Oct 27, 2020 at 04:34 AM. Reason: assuming