When I get ready to start my bike It makes a squirt sound. It sounds like it is coming from the tank. Plus I'm getting bad gas mileage. I'm getting only 130 miles on a tank. I have a 02 fat boy fuel injected. The bike has been tuned and has a pcIII.

 

Possibility of a leak in one of the lines inside the tank, they have a penchant for rubbing a hole and then leaking. But that shouldnt effect gas mileage. Aught to run lean, if anything. Ill give it some more thought.

 

Is your tank empty at 130? Have you actually calculated what your mileage is?

 

Other Sheep: Yes, fill up at 130 miles, and took 4.5 gals at fill up.

OldBiker: Ya, I know about the lines rubbing holes... I guess Im just going to have to get in there and look.

Thanks for the input.

 

Just a thought but it cold be the fuel pump priming. Are you just noticing this sound now?

 

Sounds like a hole in the fuel pickup hose to me. Been there, done that.

 

The mileage problem may be the PCIII. My friend with an 02 Road Glide could never get the PCIII to tune correctly. He finally replaced it with a SERT and now loves the power and the mileage. Averages over 40mpg.

 

does the squirting sound stop after a few seconds before you start the engine? if so that is normal and it can get louder as min did. it should not effect your mileage. i have a gas mileage issue and i am going to start a post for it

 

Thanks everyone. We got stuff going on, including a rebuild of an 02 wide glide, so it's on the back burner. But in the mean time, we can make a recording of the sound and post it here. Check back Monday night.

After this many years, we know what the priming sound sounds like.. This is a distinctive "squirting" sound. I tend to lean to the hole in the pick up. I should add this pump is only about 4 years old. It was replaced by the MoCo in 05 (warranty). Its got about 20 grand on it now (The newer pump does. bike has over 40 grand total on it).

As far as the gas mileage; pcIII was tuned by a crappy shop.. so we will wait and see on that after another tune at a better place.

 

I'm thinkin maybe it just likes to go for a ride and when you turn on the key it gets excited and well...You know.