Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Needs Pictures Needs Pictures:  0
Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2021
    Location
    Adelaide
    Age
    73
    Posts
    117

    Default Fuel distributor.

    As you are probably aware, when fuel runs low in bike tanks tank, due to the tunnel one carb can run dry, BS carbs overcome that problem by linking the carbs via a short hose between them. I run VM carbs on the TX so there is no fuel link. Previously I had a jumble of hoses and T piece barbs linking the petcocks, but that was just so untidy, so today I made a fuel distributor. Not quite finished yet: I still have to drill the linking gallery through so the petcocks are linked, but, I don't have a 4.5mm drill long enough, so I'll have to drill from both sides and blank one side off with a screw and copper washer, then punch in three brass barbs, clean it up a little, round off the edges and polish it.

    The distributor mounts underneath the front lip of the ally battery carrier I made some time ago.. A tube from each petcock attaches to the two inner barbs via a small filter, fuel line links the two outer barbs to the carbs.

    I was going to make one with integral sintered bronze filters, but the unit would have been LARGE , so I decided to go with the two inline filters.

    The left side works well, plenty of room for the hoses and filter as the carb hose attaches to the side of the distributor, but the right side is a little crowded as the fuel inlet on the carb is on the same side as the left hand carb, I may have to make another just a few mm wider.

    I'm going into hospital today for five days, that'll be followed by about of month sitting on my bum, so it'll have to wait a while before I can finish it off.
    Attached Images Attached Images
    • File Type: jpg 6.jpg (151.9 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 7.jpg (132.8 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 8.jpg (161.1 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 1.jpg (126.4 KB, 6 views)
    • File Type: jpg 2.jpg (214.4 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 3.jpg (232.1 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 4.jpg (100.9 KB, 5 views)
    • File Type: jpg 5.jpg (142.3 KB, 5 views)

  2. #2
    BobL is offline Member: Blue and white apron brigade
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Perth
    Posts
    7,183

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoggo1951 View Post
    . . . . . I'm going into hospital today for five days, that'll be followed by about of month sitting on my bum, so it'll have to wait a while before I can finish it off.
    Don't you jut hate that. Anyway, hope it all goes well.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Sep 2021
    Location
    Adelaide
    Age
    73
    Posts
    117

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    Don't you jut hate that. Anyway, hope it all goes well.
    Five days of hospital food, what could be better. Wait I know, Doctors and Nurses, who don't know me from a bar of soap, wanting to control my insulin. Not gonna happen!

Similar Threads

  1. Fuel bowser
    By Iron triangle in forum METALWORK PROJECTS
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 23rd Dec 2021, 12:57 AM
  2. Distributor advance curve
    By morrisman in forum AUTO RESTORATION
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 12th Nov 2021, 12:06 PM
  3. Old Fuel in a MC tank
    By BobL in forum AUTO RESTORATION
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 9th Oct 2019, 02:09 PM
  4. Fuel smell in car
    By Alf Scotting in forum AUTO RESTORATION
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 10th Sep 2019, 07:21 PM
  5. Fuel Tanks
    By Goggomobile in forum AUTO RESTORATION
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 7th Jul 2016, 08:06 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •