September 6th, 2013, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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Installing a California tank on a 49 state bike
I have a 2005 ninja 250 and recently had a fuel tank leak. I ordered a used tank online and it came to be a California tank with 3 nipples. I have been getting mixed messages on what to do with the 3. Some say plug two up others say
The right tube allows air into the fuel tank through the gas cap as the gas level drops. This tube must remain open. The middle tube is the drain and should keep the stock routing under the bike in the hose cluster. The left tube circulates fumes to the emissions system and should be capped off. I would appreciate any response that would help and let me know if there is anything else that is needed to put the CA tank on my bike. |
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September 6th, 2013, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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Here are some threads that may help. The first one describes what each of the tubes are for on a Cali bike.
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92715 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95204 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108620 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9948
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September 7th, 2013, 02:27 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for the response Alex. I have read all those articles but they were the exact opposite of what I am attempting. They all had CA bikes and were installing 49 state tanks. I just have the tank with the 3 nipples. I worked on it today and plugged both the left and right nipples as someone suggested but the bike would not start.
My tank looks exactly like the picture. I have worked on bikes before but this is just my first experience with a CA tank. |
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September 7th, 2013, 02:56 PM | #4 | |
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Did you see this post in that first thread?
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September 8th, 2013, 02:20 PM | #5 |
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Alex answer is right here
On the 49 state tank there's the one hose outlet (drain).
49 state models have only one hose coming from the rear of the fuel tank. This is a drain hose for fluid that gets in the depression between the filler neck and the top of the tank, from being in the rain or overfilling the tank. Air vents into these tanks |
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