NC30 fuel tap, no reserve

[mattjc]

Hi there, the wife's bike has run out of petrol again, and the reserve doesn't seem to be working, any ideas what may cause the reserve switch not to work, what should I check. Bike works fine when filled up, so it must be the tap, right?

please bare in mind I'm no mechanic!

thanks in advance

Matt

[Smev]

The fuel tap pipes in the tank may be clogged up - if the tap is removed there are usually two tubes which poke up into the tank - these can sometimes get blocked causing which ever selection 'ON' or 'RES' to not work

I used to have a fuel tap that would only work on the reserve setting!

They are quite simple to take apart and clean if you have a haynes manual.

Or you could tell your wife to keep an eye on the fuel a bit more!!

Cheers
Smev

[mattjc]

Thanks Smev, i'll dig out the manual and check the pipes at the weekend. Hope your healing well.

Matt

[iArGod]

I've got the same problem,
When the fuel is gone from 'ON' then 'RES' does nothing different
This cost me a 4 mile walk in the blazing sun in full bike gear just now

When I take the tap off I don't understand how the reserve works.. there's no separate container, nor does the tap have a straw that sits up inside the tank.


More advise would be appreciated :)

[uber pikey]

I am not trying to take the piss here but is the tap turned in the right direction to start with, if so which direction did the long pointy bit point?

[iArGod]

2 Clicks to the right is RES, 2 clicks to the left and its ON, OFF in the middle?
This is top of my head, but i had checked at the time the settings of this.