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St0rm
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 Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: 1st problem? |
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| was cleaning my GTS 250 at work today when i noticed a 2 inch bit of black rubber tube/pipe hanging down. if you look at the scoot from the side with the side stand in front of you and go right, to the end of the footplate and down, then its there. its clean on the end and dosnt appear to attach to anything? or is it supposed to? |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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battery breather pipe, it should be open to atmosphre to allow the battery to breath 
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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ah 
cheers for the reply, i was getting worried riding home as that bit of pipe was on my mind all the time  |
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Isnt that the fuel tank overflow pipe? I found out the hard way by not stopping on the first click at the petrol pump, bastard dripped on my left boot 
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possibly, both fuel tank overflow pipe AND battery breather pipe are down there 
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they are
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Innocenti wrote: | | they are |
that's "possibly," (comma) meaning it possibly was the fuel overflow and not the battery breather....
after the comma i said.......
"both fuel tank overflow pipe AND battery breather pipe are down there"
the battery breather is directly under the battery compartment, the fuel overflow is near the trannyside passenger footpeg along with a crankcase breather pipe.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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You been checking Mav 
Must admit I didn't know exactly where the petrol o/flow was
Just that it was above the puddle
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| smirnoff wrote: | You been checking Mav
Must admit I didn't know exactly where the petrol o/flow was
Just that it was above the puddle |
most battery breather pipes are clear whereas crank breathers and fuel overflows are black, but this isn't a gloden rule
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St0rm
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:04 am Post subject: |
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so basically we saying the pipe doesn't need to be connected to anything and hasn't come loose?
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| St0rm wrote: | so basically we saying the pipe doesn't need to be connected to anything and hasn't come loose?
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correct
the pipe is connected one end to something and open to atmosphere the other end to drain or breathe depending on which pipe it is we are looking at, if it pisses fuel all over your bowling shoes when you don't stop the petrol filler nozzle on the first click it's the fuel overflow pipe, the other 2 pipes are battery breather and crankcase breather, all 3 are open to atmosphere.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| cheers for your help |
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We're here to help  , Mav will sort you out
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