Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
#1
03-04-2007, 08:48 PM
Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
'06 Heritage Softail fuel injected (FLSTI)... I was trying to slide the tank back to find some wires under it, and apparently went a little too far. As I was pulling it back I felt something give, and then smelled gas. It appears that I broke a connector where the hose goes from the tank to the fuel injection unit (?). I guess that's where it goes - it's about a 6" hose that goes from the left side of the tank, to between the jugs where the carb. used to be on old bikes. It broke on that end, and now all the gas is running out. Crap! It appears to be a plastic piece at the end of the hose that just snapped when I pulled the tank back too far. What now???
Thanks,
Jeff
Thanks,
Jeff
#2
03-04-2007, 09:50 PM
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#4
03-04-2007, 11:18 PM
RE: Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
Well, it sucks that I'm out more $$$, but it makes me feel better that somebody else has been there too! So how hard is it to get to this part?
I love my EFI, but this kind of thing makes me miss the old days when you had aplain piece of gas line held on to metal fittings at each end with a simple hose clamp!
I love my EFI, but this kind of thing makes me miss the old days when you had aplain piece of gas line held on to metal fittings at each end with a simple hose clamp!
#6
03-05-2007, 03:53 AM
RE: Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
I did this too if you are talking about the crossover. But I just went to the auto parts store and bought a peice of fuel line and 2 hose clamps and fixed it like that. About $7. Then one of the fule lines inside my tank got a leak in it, and my bike started running strange that was a more expensive fix...
#7
03-05-2007, 03:56 AM
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#8
03-05-2007, 05:11 AM
RE: Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
ORIGINAL: jbroughton
'06 Heritage Softail fuel injected (FLSTI)... I was trying to slide the tank back to find some wires under it, and apparently went a little too far. As I was pulling it back I felt something give, and then smelled gas. It appears that I broke a connector where the hose goes from the tank to the fuel injection unit (?). I guess that's where it goes - it's about a 6" hose that goes from the left side of the tank, to between the jugs where the carb. used to be on old bikes. It broke on that end, and now all the gas is running out. Crap! It appears to be a plastic piece at the end of the hose that just snapped when I pulled the tank back too far. What now???
Thanks,
Jeff
'06 Heritage Softail fuel injected (FLSTI)... I was trying to slide the tank back to find some wires under it, and apparently went a little too far. As I was pulling it back I felt something give, and then smelled gas. It appears that I broke a connector where the hose goes from the tank to the fuel injection unit (?). I guess that's where it goes - it's about a 6" hose that goes from the left side of the tank, to between the jugs where the carb. used to be on old bikes. It broke on that end, and now all the gas is running out. Crap! It appears to be a plastic piece at the end of the hose that just snapped when I pulled the tank back too far. What now???
Thanks,
Jeff
Would have saved yourself a lot of grief.
But we have all been there and done that and the only way to learn from your mistakes is to make them
#10
03-05-2007, 10:23 AM
RE: Now what have I done???? Broken gas line!
Yep, service manual is on my list of things to get today when I go to the dealer.
And of course this couldn't happen when I was about out of gas. Nooooo, it had to happen when I still had about 4 gallons of gas in the tank!
As usual, thanks for all of the help everybody. I guess you all know what I'll be doing tonight....
And of course this couldn't happen when I was about out of gas. Nooooo, it had to happen when I still had about 4 gallons of gas in the tank!
As usual, thanks for all of the help everybody. I guess you all know what I'll be doing tonight....