reserve tank issue (Cock thing)

[Yokai]

So - I was happily trundling along today, when I ran out of gas. I reached down and twisted my cock, and got about 1200 more metres out of the tank. The tank was as dry as a bone... Surprised that Firestormer hasn't already flamed me for running out of gas as I had to push it to the Shell station near him, but hey!

Now - I was expecting that I should get more than 1.2 k from a reserve (around 10 was what I was looking for...)

Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?

Yokai

[dhunt]

So - I was happily trundling along today, when I ran out of gas. I reached down and twisted my cock, and got about 1200 more metres out of the tank. The tank was as dry as a bone... Surprised that Firestormer hasn't already flamed me for running out of gas as I had to push it to the Shell station near him, but hey!

Now - I was expecting that I should get more than 1.2 k from a reserve (around 10 was what I was looking for...)

Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?

Yokai
That seems pretty low. Normally I would expect at lest 20km probably more like 30-40km.

[カワサキキド]

Have you pulled it out to make sure it an't broke?

[Hitcher]

Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?
Wangs stuck in traffic, Wari using real big words, Wkid resigning and now this!! Has the Twilight Zone descended during my absence??

[vifferman]

So - I was happily trundling along today, when I ran out of gas. I reached down and twisted my cock, and got about 1200 more metres out of the tank. The tank was as dry as a bone... Surprised that Firestormer hasn't already flamed me for running out of gas as I had to push it to the Shell station near him, but hey!What would be the point of flaming you? If you'd run out of gas, there'd be no satisfying "WHooOOMPF!!", would there?


Now - I was expecting that I should get more than 1.2 k from a reserve (around 10 was what I was looking for...)

Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?

YokaiD'ya want a serious answer?:wacko:
Are you sure you turned it to "Reserve"?
Maybe the pipes in the cock that govern this sort of thing have been cocked up.:killingme
No, Seriously - the petcock (don't do too much petting of the cock or you'll go blind and fall off) has two tubes in it of differing heights. The longer one is supposed to be the "On" one, and when the fuel level gets below the top of the filter holes in that, the fuel flow stops. The reserve one is shorter, and the filter holes in that allow fuel through all the way to empty.
If, somewhere along the way, these have been monkeyed around with (becoming monkey cocks?) the fuel flow won't be as expected. Can't think of any other reason for this perverse behaviour...

[rodgerd]

I reached down and twisted my cock

I just had to see this on its own.

[Yokai]

D'ya want a serious answer?:wacko:

Yup - anyone mind if they have a look at it on Thursday?


Are you sure you turned it to "Reserve"?

yeah - that's whats bugging me - otherwise I'da posted to the other thread and just laughed!


If, somewhere along the way, these have been monkeyed around with (becoming monkey cocks?) the fuel flow won't be as expected. Can't think of any other reason for this perverse behaviour...
Cool - thanks!

Yokai

[VivaVee]

Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?

Yokai

The reserve on my bike lasts a lot longer. But I always notice how rough the engine runs on all the sludge that sits at the bottom of the tank and it takes another tank of gas to clear the rubbish out of the carbs before smoothness returns. So are you sure that you actually ran out of gaas or did the lower fuel feed just clog up faster?

[jrandom]

Has the Twilight Zone descended during my absence??

No, it's just happening an hour later than before you left.

[jrandom]

... I always notice how rough the engine runs on all the sludge that sits at the bottom of the tank and it takes another tank of gas to clear the rubbish out of the carbs before smoothness returns.

Are you advocating twiddling one's cock on a regular basis to keep the pipes clear of sludgy build-ups, then?

[Mr Skid]

don't do too much petting of the cock or you'll go blind and fall off

Ah ha! That explains the current spate of crashes!

[vifferman]

Yup - anyone mind if they have a look at it on Thursday?It's not hard to do, but as the petcock needs to be removed, you need to either have the tank empty (or nearly empty), or be able to lift it so's the petcock's at the highest point or at least clear of the fuel. I've found the easiest way to work on things like this is to wait till the tank's almost empty, remove it, then place it on an old bedspread I have in the gargre to support it and stop it getting scratched.

[Yokai]

The reserve on my bike lasts a lot longer. But I always notice how rough the engine runs on all the sludge that sits at the bottom of the tank and it takes another tank of gas to clear the rubbish out of the carbs before smoothness returns. So are you sure that you actually ran out of gas or did the lower fuel feed just clog up faster?
Man - I put a full tank in and she just PURRS along... weird... I know that I got 253k out of the bike before dryness hit, but still I wasn't expecting no reserve... Have to have a look on Thursday I think!

EDIT: or not, seeing as it'll be about 2 weeks before I next have an empty tank... Hmmm - anyone got a manual for a Yamaha VTwin 1996 about? Oh - and someone's gonna have to show me how to get to my battery... :-) I'm a newbie I'm a newbie *does the newbie dance*
Yokai

[ching_ching]

So - I was happily trundling along today, when I ran out of gas. I reached down and twisted my cock,...


Is there any reason that might change the behaviour of my cock?

Yokai

Hahahahaha. You said "cock"! :laugh: You been reading Spuds thread haven't ya?

[vifferman]

The reserve on my bike lasts a lot longer. But I always notice how rough the engine runs on all the sludge that sits at the bottom of the tank and it takes another tank of gas to clear the rubbish out of the carbs before smoothness returns. Yeah, I found that too, with my VFR. It's a bastid, that is.
Nice bike, by the way! That "Granite Blue Metallic" is the best colour.
If you take the fuel selector thingo and/or its cables off the VFR, make sure it's replaced the same way. I had a hell of a job sorting it out...

Oh yeah - and can you keep that JRandom under control, please? Give him a quick whack with your helmet on the side of his head, or summat.:blink:
(Just to appease the Biker Gods, you understand... :whistle: )

[James Deuce]

What would be the point of flaming you? If you'd run out of gas, there'd be no satisfying "WHooOOMPF!!", would there?

The less gas in the tank the bigger the whooompf. It's the vapour that's flammable, not the fuel.

I'm picking force 1 mushroom cloud on the biker mushroom scale of 13.

[Posh Tourer :P]

Give him a quick whack with your helmet on the side of his head, or summat.:blink:
(Just to appease the Biker Gods, you understand... :whistle: )

Would that helmet be purple in colour?


Yokai, try draining the tank and flushing it out with something - theres a thread here somewhere - search for it about how to clean a tank. You may find that you wont need to remove your cock from the tank if you clean everything up well...

[thehollowmen]

now... after laughing myself silly over the last few days I'll post my reply to this

The fuel cock is a two level thing, it may have only lasted the 1.6 km if it got gunged up... so to clear the gunge periodicly there is a neat trick my uncle taught me when I was a lil kid...

Ride the first 5-10 km on every new tank of petrol on reserve, it will process most of the gunge that has built up from the last tank in the 'dead space' at the bottom... and will prevent it from getting to high enough levels to cause a blockage or too much damage.

It can get really jellylike down there if you don't clear it periodically. If you've been filling at stations that tankers have just filled you can also get lots of bits of dust, small bits of twigs and crap. When the tankers fill the big tank at the station they re-suspend all the crap that has collected at the bottom of their tanks...


Now to speak of this, I did a trip to chch and back and forgot to do this trick, and lo and behold I ran out today, switched to reserve and my bike got all rough on me... It will be a habit I'm sure I'll ingrain soon.

[MikeL]

At last some sensible advice after all this silliness about twiddling one's cock or removing it from the tank...
Well done, the hollowmen (is that both of you, jointly and severally, or are you a very singular person??)
In any case, I fully intend to follow your advice...
... if I remember next time I fill up.

[jrandom]

"Granite Blue Metallic"

Also known as 'Dusty Honda Black'?