Fuel Tank removal - Oh What a MESS!!!!
#11
02-10-2016, 04:35 PM
Drain Gas from the Crossover Quick Connector
Draining a Gas Tank is simple. If you are putting a Quick Connector or Quick Release in the crossover why not use a Safety Drain?
Safety Drain gives you a plastic piece for the connector that attaches to a drain hose. All you have to do is disconnect the quick Release and then plug in the Safety Drain and you are draining gas fast, easy and with no sucking mess!
They are on E Bay
Safety Drain gives you a plastic piece for the connector that attaches to a drain hose. All you have to do is disconnect the quick Release and then plug in the Safety Drain and you are draining gas fast, easy and with no sucking mess!
They are on E Bay
#13
02-10-2016, 07:16 PM
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#14
02-10-2016, 09:46 PM
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#15
02-11-2016, 05:15 AM
For as often as I take off the tank on my 02 Dyna I stick with the two pair of needle nose vice grips and cut the line in the middle. I don't want an O-ring quick disconnect hanging over the front cylinder where the wind can direct flames toward me if it fails. I replace the crossover line every time I take the tank off.
#16
02-11-2016, 07:26 AM
I found the thread by using the search feature and Drain Gas. Each year I would drain the gas from my 50 Panhead,"Ethanol Gas Hates Carburetor's and Fuel Systems", gas would be all over the place. Feeling like it was a loaded gun as all it would take is a static spark to toast my Pan I searched for a better way hence the Installation of the Safety Drain. Those quick connectors are the same one BMW uses but they are metal and can take the heat. The plastic ones get brittle and break!
No can someone tell me how to delete the second post I made???
No can someone tell me how to delete the second post I made???
#17
01-06-2019, 03:29 AM
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#18
01-06-2019, 03:32 AM
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I got this Colder (I think the same that Herko recommends) fitting for a crossover and I can't seem to get any combination of hose length that'll make it work. Since this is for a Softail (sorry if I crossed the line 
) do you think that the width between the crossover tubes is less then the Touring models?
Or are you all using a more flexible line than the factory one? I think if the line has bit more flex in it then you could get enough room to pull the coupling apart. It just seemed like when I was fitting it on the bench that I couldn't get the hose to bend or kink enough to get a straight shot to connect it without potentially screwing up the o-rings.
I effed up the o-ring in the fuel line disconnect a few years ago so I'm a bit cautious now.
-DO
) do you think that the width between the crossover tubes is less then the Touring models?Or are you all using a more flexible line than the factory one? I think if the line has bit more flex in it then you could get enough room to pull the coupling apart. It just seemed like when I was fitting it on the bench that I couldn't get the hose to bend or kink enough to get a straight shot to connect it without potentially screwing up the o-rings.
I effed up the o-ring in the fuel line disconnect a few years ago so I'm a bit cautious now.
-DO
I'm having the same problem you are. Seems like the nipples are so close together and the hose is so stiff that I cant seem to make it work. If I can get it connected, I can't get enough slack to disconnect it. I bought the exact same one you have pictured
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