December 12th, 2014, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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Dumb question about running out of gas
My cars have dire warnings that running out of fuel can damage the engine.
I'm guessing its hard on the fuel pump???? Does running a 250R dry hurt anything other than your pride and feet? |
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December 12th, 2014, 07:41 AM | #2 |
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No it won't hurt anything. The ninja 250 was carb'd, didn't have a fuel pump. Gravity is what acts as the fuel pump.
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December 12th, 2014, 07:47 AM | #3 |
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Cool, Thanks!
Yeah, no fuel pump...I knew that...Think I'll go get a service manual and read that for awhile |
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December 12th, 2014, 07:59 AM | #4 |
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Don't worry, the motor will not be damaged and especially not in a gasoline-powered vehicle.
Only diesel vehicles will have problems in that case, but not with the engine. The problem will be that the fuel injection pump is running dry and then needs to be bled and sometimes that can be uncomfortable because the diesel stinks and it is usually to get it on the hands. But it can be dangerous if you are in heavy traffic and it therefore leads to an accident. |
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December 12th, 2014, 08:03 AM | #5 |
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Running out of gas can be bad with FI engines as the fuel is what lubricates the fuel pump. However having it happen once or twice shouldn't cause any damage.
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December 12th, 2014, 08:14 AM | #6 |
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A word of advice, that I myself yesterday did, after filling up, make sure you switch back to the main, and don't leave it on reserve.
Otherwise you'll feel that sputter, reach down without a care in the world, and then you realize how now you whole world got shaken up like a snow globe, and your stuck for 2 1/2 hours waiting on a friend to bring you some go-go juice. The worse part is feeling completely like a noob. SIDENOTE: Remember to switch to reserve once in a awhile to run that bottom of tank thru otherwise, you'll never know it's gonna work when needed, and keep the fuel fresh and any water that might have accumulated don't build up.
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December 12th, 2014, 08:32 AM | #7 |
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@Ghostt Good advice but the '08-'12 250 didn't have a reserve, just a fuel gauge.
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December 12th, 2014, 08:35 AM | #8 |
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....just to add a point, the '08 and up bikes don't have a reserve. We only have On Off and Prime.
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December 12th, 2014, 08:55 AM | #9 |
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@ninjamunky85 and @NevadaWolf, Thanks for bringing that up 'cuz I sure didn't want to! I already felt like a putz over the fuel pump thing. @Ghostt, love the image!
And thank you all for the info! |
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December 12th, 2014, 10:15 AM | #10 |
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Oops, I forgot about the 08 & up models being different.
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December 23rd, 2014, 10:30 AM | #12 |
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ran her out of gas
On my way back from Daytona I ran her out of gas at 225 miles on reserve. 2012 carb 250 ninja. My buddy went and got gas and came back I poured the gas in and she started right away! made the rest of the trip home without incident.
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December 23rd, 2014, 10:32 AM | #13 |
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Gotta love friends with gas cans LOL
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December 23rd, 2014, 10:35 AM | #14 |
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I wished
came back with a gallon plastic bottle used to hold washer fluid. Worked fine. I tried to go just too far and was less than a half mile from the off ramp
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December 23rd, 2014, 06:07 PM | #16 |
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December 23rd, 2014, 06:15 PM | #17 |
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Yes, that. My bad, I recalled three words so assumed the third was Off. It's "Fuel"
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December 23rd, 2014, 06:26 PM | #18 |
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Take a lesson from Garibaldi's ZX-11, convert from gas to a Minbri power source, and never run out again.
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December 23rd, 2014, 06:36 PM | #19 |
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Infinite for the B5 clip
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December 23rd, 2014, 06:42 PM | #20 |
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Thanks, not to brag, but I knew the creator of B5, the Garibaldi character was based on me, or so he told me.
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so used to saying
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I'm used to saying the word reserve but the PRIme allows the fuel to bypass the vacuum portion of the valve. If you turn any petcock that has Reserve on it and run far enough it will run out of gas same as with PRIme on our tanks. End result the same no go without gas but you Eagle Eye veterans got me
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December 23rd, 2014, 07:57 PM | #22 |
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Using up all your fuel can drain any debris in the bottom of your tank directly into your fuel lines. I've had people say they emptied their tank while riding and then after that, their bike wouldn't run right even when full of gas. Sucked some tiny pebbles or whatever particles can get in there, right into the pilot jets.
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December 24th, 2014, 12:26 AM | #26 |
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he told me about a sci-fi project he was working on, and gave me an idea of what is was, and he was stuck on the security guy, so he picked my brain, and gave him my life story, and background.
Then a few years later B5 comes along, and our lives sounded too similar, I asked him about, he said I was a great resource and inspiration for the character.
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