Fuel Line Question By straightbangin (Read 6,603 times)

[straightbangin]

Okay so made myself out out at 11:30am with fuel line clamp in hand. I figured i'd disconnect in the middle ( between filter and turn off switch so I don't have to fiddle with the ends that connect to the tank hose and the carb hose. I take the top off the scooter, look in and the fuel filter is now full of gas. I haven't turned on the fuel switch, the scooter or touched the scooter in a few days. I guess it was a slow drip into the filter.

So now either I'm good to go and things will get flowing once I'm driving around... or... the filter will empty and gas will refuse to keep coming down.

I'm going to keep the seat loose, only take him on short trips and keep checking the fuel filter for gas flow (it's the only clear thing I have in there since I opted for black lines)

I'll have to take apart the fuel line as I had planned on doing today if it doesn't continue to flow.

So problem solved for this very moment but keeping a close eye on it.

Now .... to get myself to want to work on replacing the valve stems (another thread )

Once I get that done , the battery charged up and the new battery lock put on I'll be done fixing and replacing things on this scooter at least for right now.

[runningslow]

Yeah, by your scale... I grew up in a 2, maybe a 3. My hometown has a population of about 175 people (and we lived in the suburbs :. We were isolated, but we didn't have to go that far to find civilization. My parents still can't get cable at their house and the only high speed internet options are the dish providers. My dad likes to tell the joke that our town used to have a stoplight, but the guy got tired of plugging in and pulling out the cord.

I think I take more after my mom, the city girl from Detroit that my dad met in college and took back to the country. Since leaving for college in 1999, I've bounced around to different parts of Central Florida and the Space Coast and personally do much better in an urban environment. That being said, I was a bit intimidated the few times I've visited Chicago and NYC. Dallas is a good size, although the traffic is the worst I've ever seen with so much construction going on (part of the reason I moved here, because I work in the construction industry. Job security).

[straightbangin]

Heh. Miami is the worst traffic I've ever seen. You don't need to speak English to drive here. If you go to motor vehicle to get your permit they offer you a manual in spanish, english or creole lol. scary. there are reasons i bike and ride my scooter on non-busy roads

I was raised by my grandfather who was a contractor and he taught me how to fix pretty much anything so I enjoy taking things apart, fixing them, building etc.. I used to paint and do dry wall.

[runningslow]

My college roommate (and later my best man) lives in Homestead. His dad once told me that he can speak English, Spanish, some Mandarin and Choctaw... and uses them all.

It's a different world down there.

[straightbangin]

wow. I'm impressed by people that can speak 2 languages fluently, let alone more.
homestead is south of me I have friends that live there and its about a 1.5 hr bike ride for me.

back to the cost of living in different places. My friend was excited to score a parking spot on Ocean Dr for $400 a month. I told him that some places in the country you can rent a tiny house for $500 a month. He said no way. Some places in Miami $500 is the monthly fee for a parking spot or monthly fee for jetski dockage ( yup a tiny 10' jetski ) I had to price hunt about 50 marinas to get an affordable spot for mine. Luckily it's the closest one to me also

[Bashan]

Why don't you guys get a room?

[straightbangin]

Oh hush Congo!

[richardv]

Live long and prosper lil' Shannon. May all your days be sunny.

[cyborg]

Jesus you guys I'm gettin all misty and stuff ,,, sniff sniff,,, NOW GET BACK TO WORK,,,, lol

[JR]

Nope, not going to live in a place that is wall to wall people. Myself the nearest gas station is 5 miles away. Nearest Walmart is 15 miles away and any major shopping such as Kohls, Penneys, etc. along with cafes like Applebees, Chilis, etc. 35 miles away.

Neighbors? I can see 3 and I have to walk a ways to talk to them. My dad's idea of a good neighbor? Someone who doesn't bother you, good advice IMO. We speak Arkie here, which is a mixture of English and Hillbilly, if you are other national origin and don't want to speak Arkie you'll quickly be told to get out! Don't like the Razorback and can't call the Hogs (pig sooooie) then you might find yourself helped to get out!

Last census of Arkansas = a little less than 2 million and about 1/2 million are retirees from the north who learn Arkie real quick and keep their mouth shut on where they are from!

But we make it better than those dang Bama people! We do wear shoes!

JR

[straightbangin]

Nope, not going to live in a place that is wall to wall people. Myself the nearest gas station is 5 miles away. Nearest Walmart is 15 miles away and any major shopping such as Kohls, Penneys, etc. along with cafes like Applebees, Chilis, etc. 35 miles away. ------------------> I like BEING around wall to wall people but not LIVING around wall to wall people. I live in North Miami. I don't share walls with anyone, its quite and my neighbors homes are not right up against mine. I love it, but I like to be around a lot of people (where the action is ) when I " go into town " LOL (meaning go downtown or into south beach to work or play) I did live there anymore and although I do miss living 3 blocks from the ocean, clubs, any anything and everything to do, I don't miss the noise) So although I'm a city girl, I like more space and quite when I'm home.



Neighbors? I can see 3 and I have to walk a ways to talk to them. My dad's idea of a good neighbor? Someone who doesn't bother you, good advice IMO. ---------------> ha ha I agree. I have a few neighbors across the water from me and I rarely see them in their back yards. I never see the neighbors on either side or across the street.

We speak Arkie here, which is a mixture of English and Hillbilly, if you are other national origin and don't want to speak Arkie you'll quickly be told to get out! Don't like the Razorback and can't call the Hogs (pig sooooie) then you might find yourself helped to get out! -------------------> LOL !

Last census of Arkansas = a little less than 2 million and about 1/2 million are retirees from the north who learn Arkie real quick and keep their mouth shut on where they are from! --------> heh when people here say where they are from about 90% day " NY " LOL. (of the ones I come across daily that say they moved here)


But we make it better than those dang Bama people! We do wear shoes! ----------------> heh. I don't even wear shoes. Even in NY carefully climbing over snow.... " flip flops for life " LOL

[Bashan]

Nov 7, 2014 7:21:51 GMT -6 JR said:

But we make it better than those dang Bama people! We do wear shoes! JR

We wear shoes! I have to.....when we go to one of dem a-eatin' places....with thu purty gurls....ya know....Hoovers!

[richardv]

Just took my 'seasonal' flip-flops out of storage:

[JR]

Nov 7, 2014 9:33:25 GMT -6 Bashan said:

Nov 7, 2014 7:21:51 GMT -6 JR said:

But we make it better than those dang Bama people! We do wear shoes! JR

We wear shoes! I have to.....when we go to one of dem a-eatin' places....with thu purty gurls....ya know....Hoovers!

Hoovers? Oh yea, that place that says Squeal like a pig!

[cyborg]

Thems is granny clampet flip flops