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vfr not running properly any help please

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:10 pm
by Vfr400nc30
my honda vfr 400 nc 30
is not running properly when the petrol is on it dies as if it has run out of petrol
so i am running it on resevers and its going fine

any thoughts please

thanks

Re: vfr not running properly any help please

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:44 pm
by CMSMJ1
There are two tubes of different lengths for main and reserve in the tank. Sounds like your long one for main is blocked..

That's my 10p guess anyways 8-)

Welcome to the site too.. :up:

Re: vfr not running properly any help please

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:55 pm
by dunkenb
could be the vacuum diaphram in your fuel tap has worn out or has a pin hole in it which stops it working, think it's by passed when you use reserve!

Re: vfr not running properly any help please

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:04 am
by Vfr400nc30
CMSMJ1 wrote:There are two tubes of different lengths for main and reserve in the tank. Sounds like your long one for main is blocked..

That's my 10p guess anyways 8-)

Welcome to the site too.. :up:

any idea how i get a pipe unblocked? And thanks for the help.

Re: vfr not running properly any help please

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:09 am
by Cammo
You need to take the petrol tank off (turn the tap to off, remove the top breather hose, then hoses from the fuel tap), then remove the fuel tap - it's fastened to the underside of the tank with 2 bolts.

When you have it removed you'll see the 2 tubes.