LC fuel tap conundrum

[marsbar350]

ran out of fuel today.tap was on full position
turned on reserve and nowt came out.managed to tilt bike right over and got enough fuel to get 5 miles
to the petrol station
i had previously changed the seal in the tap
can it be possible to have the tap in the wrong way
cheers mars

[muttsnuts]

no, but its possible to have the filter the worng way round, in which case your "on" is actually the reserve, take the tap off and pull the filter off and turn it through 180 degrees and fit it back on, that will cure it

[marsbar350]

you mean filter in tank?it would only go on one way

[marsbar350]

Sept 28, 2013 21:24:47 GMT 1 headcoats said:

Thought the filter would only go on one way as one tube is slightly bigger ??

ding dong

[marsbar350]

it wouldnt go on any other way theres a knob thats stops you doing it

[marsbar350]

thanks for the response guys
as i filled up tonite will have a blast tomoz then have look at it
anyone else in staffs/derbys making the most of the heatwave

[muttsnuts]

yes, the tap can only be assembled one way, any other way results in a very stiff tap (ooo err missus), whereas the filter can go either way, there is a long tube (normal fuel) and a short tube (reserve) inside the actual filter, I'd bet its that which is the wrong way round, it has been everytime I've had this problem with peoples bikes

[thehut]

yep as muttsnuts says. that filter can go in wrong way round. i had to look at another one to put mine back together

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last time I rode marsbars bike his fuel tap was very very stiff

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last time I rode marsbars bike his fuel tap was very very stiff