I got water in my tank

[cowpoos]

My mistake, there is no valve. The fuel pump is seated into the tank itself. To drain I would have to run the fuel pump like you said, direct from the battery, right ?

take it off...turn it up side down...tip as much of the petrol/water out as you can...leave it upside down-ish...duct tape a compresser hose in to the filler...turn air on..walk away for a hour or so till dry. not that complicated

[Owl]

You must have fucking tiny hands.

Quite large actually Max, but I also have an XL capacity hole to incorporate sender, fuel filter and pump.

[Max Preload]

Quite large actually Max, but I also have an XL capacity hole to incorporate sender, fuel filter and pump.

Clearly not the filler hole.

[Owl]

take it off...turn it up side down...tip as much of the petrol/water out as you can...leave it upside down-ish...duct tape a compresser hose in to the filler...turn air on..walk away for a hour or so till dry. not that complicated

If you're going to go that far, wouldn't it be easier to just run a tube from low point in tank to a container. Then blow compessed air in through the filler cap sealed with a rag and your hand. Air will push all fluid out!

Clearly not the filler hole.

Correct!

[Max Preload]

If you're going to go that far, wouldn't it be easier to just run a tube from low point in tank to a container.

Easier and better. The filler necks are drawn down inside not flush with the tank top so there's a fairly significant lip which prevents the last of the liquid (which will be the water) from coming out.

[CookMySock]

Be really careful with compressed air around fuel tanks. The tiniest amount of pressure will eff them permanently, and any ignition source will turn them into a blowtorch.

Steve

[Burger]

Thanks for everyones help. I'll take the tank off when it's sunny next, as I don't have a garage/workshop. I might be waiting a while though.

[cambridgedan]

half a cup is quite a bit

[gwigs]

take it off...turn it up side down...tip as much of the petrol/water out as you can...leave it upside down-ish...duct tape a compresser hose in to the filler...turn air on..walk away for a hour or so till dry. not that complicated

Im with Cowpoos on this

[mugins]

Simple take tank off,remove pump mostly 5 or 6 bolts,hold tank over bucket,tip fuel out,leave for 10 minutes ,put pump back in tank ,refittank .Careful tip clean fuel back in leave water in bottom of bucket,put cap full of meths in tank,done.Dont blow tank vent clear from from under bike or you may blow what ever has blocked vent into your tank,blow from tank side.

[jellywrestler]

No, it's ethanol with 2% methanol as a denaturant.



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my point was thats its still effectively a fuel similar to methanol and therefore ok to run the bike on for a short length of time... throwing chemistry facts into the equations great for showing us you're general knowledge is superior to some, but just get out there and ride ya bike!!

[Max Preload]

my point was thats its still effectively a fuel similar to methanol and therefore ok to run the bike on for a short length of time... throwing chemistry facts into the equations great for showing us you're general knowledge is superior to some, but just get out there and ride ya bike!!

Chemistry facts are all I have left. I crashed my bike and can't find anything I want to buy that anyone actually wants to sell, despite them having already paid the TardMe listing fees. They won't even answer simple questions before we get to the bargaining stage, so they can fucking well keep them. I mean, how much effort does it really take to email some decent resolution pictures?