Fuel Crossover Line removal?
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Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Missouri
I got impatient with my tank removal and had 3/4 a tank. Like HRK123 said I used small vise grips to keep from spilling too much. I also had a 5 gal gas can with two 1/2" X 24" rubber hoses feeding into it. From there I put the cut ends into the rubber hoses and let the grips go to drain it into the gas can. Had a little leakage but not too bad and I saved most of the gas. lol
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Alabama
Fuel line
You would think after all these years, HD would get rid of that stupid hose somehow. It is such a pain. On one of my Dyna's I installed a quick disconnect that blocked flow once disconnected it worked great never spilled a drop ,however with the spigots being so close and quick connect so long it looked like ****, so I went back to vise grips and hose pinchers. At least HD fixed the switch pods on the handle bars, all the wiring is in the bottom and top comes off easy
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Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Calgary, AB, Canada
I just unbolted my tank on my Blackline and made a huge mistake of undoing the bolt where the quick disconnect is on the tank (before I figured out the disconnect). Huge! Has spill. Now that that's all cleaned up I'll remove the crossover with the vice grip method given here, but how do I thread the upper portion of the disconnect back into the tank? It's connected to what I can only assume is the fuel pump. When I try and thread it in, I'm twisting something inside the tank. Anyone ever done something this brainless?
I just unbolted my tank on my Blackline and made a huge mistake of undoing the bolt where the quick disconnect is on the tank (before I figured out the disconnect). Huge! Has spill. Now that that's all cleaned up I'll remove the crossover with the vice grip method given here, but how do I thread the upper portion of the disconnect back into the tank? It's connected to what I can only assume is the fuel pump. When I try and thread it in, I'm twisting something inside the tank. Anyone ever done something this brainless?
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From: Chappell Hill, TX
I really wish I would have found this thread before last Saturday! I was doing the 1.5" tank lift and the crossover only allowed about a half inch lift. Using dikes I finally mauled the first hose clamp enough to slip an end of the hose off the nipple. Then surprise! Siphoning the tank did not remove all the gas! So I'm trying to plug the hose and the nipple with one hand while grabbing my siphoning hose, place it over the nipple, good, right side drains about the time my fingers start to cramp. Then no funnel within reach so just held the siphoning hose to the crossover hose end-to-end. Managed to totally soak the microfiber towel I had placed over the cylinder head, but only a few tablespoons of gas made it to the floor. Y'alls ways sounds a lot easier!
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