this dang fuel line isa crimpin my style

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  • bobbjhnsn
    XSive
    • Jul 2003
    • 23
    • fort smith ar

    #1

    this dang fuel line isa crimpin my style

    would somebody please terll me how to get that little short line on the left petcock on there with out ita crimpin shut! im talkin about the little short part from the t off the #1 line to the front spout on left petcock ive seen diagrams till im blue in the face .and i often wonder ...am i the only one who has a prob with this? signed ..crimped in arkansas ...
  • FutZ
    XSive
    • Sep 2004
    • 25
    • St. Louis, MO

    #2
    Chances are that your fuel line has cracked and been cut shorter to compensate. Just buy new line and cut it longer. Also consider adding inline fuel filters to cut down on rust/dirt from your tank making it to your carbs. If nothing else it will stop it from crimping.

    -FutZ

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    • Jerry
      XS & TRUE XJ GURU
      • Jun 2002
      • 3023
      • Elma, IA.

      #3
      On previous bikes I used snowmobile fuel line to replace the stock stuff. Not as heavy as auto fuel line, won't easily kink, and you can get it at a reasonable price in either 1/4 or 3/16 ID rom Dennis Kirk or snowmobile dealers. Note there are a couple qualities of line available, get the better stuff marketed as flexible to somethig like -20 deg F. It may be blue in color.
      Jerry Fields
      '82 XJ 'Sojourn'
      '06 Concours
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      • thumperjsa
        XSive Maximus
        • Apr 2004
        • 546
        • Coconut Creek, Florida

        #4
        I don't know how short your hose is. One tip I received in the past was to use a pring on a hose to keep it from kinking. The thinner the wire, the more flex.
        Owned by a pair of XS11's. An 80 Standard and a 79 Special.

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        • JohnSg
          XSive
          • Jun 2004
          • 83

          #5
          use a pring on a hose to keep it from kinking.
          I'm sure the "S" didn't show up. He means a SPRING.

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          • macnut xj
            Truly XSive
            • Jul 2004
            • 135
            • Logansport, IN USA

            #6
            Actually, Honda used to put springs on the fuel lines on all their bikes right from the factory. Don't know if they still do or not.
            John
            82 XJ1100J
            "eXJunk"

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            • steelcat
              XSive
              • Feb 2004
              • 68
              • Elko, NV

              #7
              On my standard, I was having a problem w/ the lines kinking shut after putting on fuel filters. The solution was to route the right side fuel line to the left petcock & the left fuel line to the right petcock. This gave me plenty of space.
              Ken
              '79 xs1100f
              '79 xs1100sf

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              • thumperjsa
                XSive Maximus
                • Apr 2004
                • 546
                • Coconut Creek, Florida

                #8
                Thanx for correctly adding the S to pring. I guess a spell check would have caught that.

                I was having a problem because I added fuel filters below the tank. Routing it with long hose and going around the carb inlets helps out a lot.
                Owned by a pair of XS11's. An 80 Standard and a 79 Special.

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