Filling the fuel tank

[boborgera]

Okay, I'll bite. What's the wedge? I am not going to give my directions for filling here because I got "flamed" for my opinion in days gone by. Appropriate for a gas tank thread though. :roflblack::roflblack:

When i filled my 08Gs and nursed the gas in' The gauge will at the ''very'' top show a bar shaped like a wedge/triangle.

 

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the update. That is what I was thinking. I have done 184 and 5.8 as my personal highest fill. Also on the 08 GS

 

[samewok]

I only put the nozzle in about 2 inch.
I fill on slow and when it shuts off I have but in about 6 gallons and have driven 140 miles.

 

[thehawk]

Okay; the wedge exists on the GS/RS models... What about the RTs? has anybody gotten a wedge out of them?? :shocked: :yikes: :roflblack:

does a 'wedgie' count?

thehawk

 

[muonwhiz]

If anyone has a photo of this on the RT, please post for all of our edification

 

[Marker]

In all likelihood, you are filling your emissions canister. The best way I have found to fill is to insert the nozzle into the tank just past the opening...an inch at the most. Fill slowly, and stop as soon as gas starts to spit out of the vent slots. If you try to top it off a bit more, be absolutely sure to stop as soon as gas spits out the second time. Anything more and you will likely overflow gas out of the vent into the emissions canister. That ruins the canister, and is a fire hazard.

:agree: and I never fill the tank and let the spyder sit. I only fill the tank when I am going out riding.

 

[asp125]

:agree: and I never fill the tank and let the spyder sit. I only fill the tank when I am going out riding.

Unless you are storing the Spyder (or any power toy) - then it's advisable to fill the tank along with some fuel stabilizer. Reduces the empty volume that can let moisture accumulate.

 

[BajaRon]

does a 'wedgie' count?

thehawk

If you can get it through the fuel injectors then it counts! :thumbup:

 

[flaggerphil]

In all likelihood, you are filling your emissions canister. The best way I have found to fill is to insert the nozzle into the tank just past the opening...an inch at the most. Fill slowly, and stop as soon as gas starts to spit out of the vent slots. If you try to top it off a bit more, be absolutely sure to stop as soon as gas spits out the second time. Anything more and you will likely overflow gas out of the vent into the emissions canister. That ruins the canister, and is a fire hazard.

This is what I do, also. Over filling is not a good thing...

 

[Sierra Shark]

Well you knew this reply was coming...

In all likelihood, you are filling your emissions canister. The best way I have found to fill is to insert the nozzle into the tank just past the opening...an inch at the most. Fill slowly, and stop as soon as gas starts to spit out of the vent slots. If you try to top it off a bit more, be absolutely sure to stop as soon as gas spits out the second time. Anything more and you will likely overflow gas out of the vent into the emissions canister. That ruins the canister, and is a fire hazard.

I'm sure that I have got gas in the canister. Smells to high heaven !! How do you empty it? :helpsmilie:

Thanks for the info. Very helpful. :thumbup:

 

[boborgera]

I'm sure that I have got gas in the canister. Smells to high heaven !! How do you empty it? :helpsmilie:

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

Can't Once the charcoal inside it gets saturated it's ruined, 86 it, And get a new one, Or probably your best bet is to eliminate all together.
Do a search on the canister.

 

[BajaRon]

This is what I do, also. Over filling is not a good thing...

Been doing it for over 30k miles! Key is to eliminate the problem, not under filling a fuel tank that already has a short distance potential.

 

[SllimG]

The mysterious "wedge"

[SUB]Took a picture when I filled up today. You can see the wedge at the top. Not sure about the RT, but mine has it.

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[NancysToy]

I'm sure that I have got gas in the canister. Smells to high heaven !! How do you empty it? :helpsmilie:

Thanks for the info. Very helpful. :thumbup:

If the emissions system and vent are working, and you don't overflow any more gas to it, the gas will eventually evaporate, but it takes a very long time...even months. The canister will be ruined as far as emissions go, and will not absorb any further odors, so you will get the smell easier from here on out. The best answers are replacement or a canisterectomy.

 

[oldblindjohn]

I asked Capt margaret if I could sit on her RT and she gave me such a wedgie :yikes:

 

[Alberts46]

I started the thread and thank all those that have responded. First, I only fill my bike when going on a ride never when putting it in the garage except when leaving for extended periods. Second, I fill the bike as slow as possible when fueling and only put the nozzle in less than an inch. So if I am hearing correctly from the majority, to keep from putting fuel into the fuel canister that creates a problem, I am shorting myself well over a gallon of fuel when filling. My garage does have a slight gas smell after parking the RT with almost an empty tank so sounds to me like the only real solution is canisterectomy. Just my opinion, but with the worst gas mileage that I have ever had on any bike, it seems like a real waste that we can't fill the bike to capacity. I am not complaining about the cost of fuel to run the RT, but the range, my bike is basically a 125 mile range bike when not being able to fill it to capacity. I ride with a large group, 2-3 times a week and I am always one of the few that need gas first. We ride the back roads to lunch usually about 80-100 miles one way and then return, and sometimes there aren't gas stations readily available. I do carry a 1.5 gallon crush proof approved can just in case. My other two bikes are quite capable of about 210 mile range as is most of the newer HD's and BMW's that I ride with. Again, thanks for all the input, will be performing surgery shortly.

 

[serf]

In all likelihood, you are filling your emissions canister. The best way I have found to fill is to insert the nozzle into the tank just past the opening...an inch at the most. Fill slowly, and stop as soon as gas starts to spit out of the vent slots. If you try to top it off a bit more, be absolutely sure to stop as soon as gas spits out the second time. Anything more and you will likely overflow gas out of the vent into the emissions canister. That ruins the canister, and is a fire hazard.

:agree: this eliminated the gas smell for me for the most part... once you get used to it you can go a bit faster at first but the last gallon or two I go as slow as possible and sup as soon as fuel exits the vent slits.

 

[Sierra Shark]

pics, pics,pics

If the emissions system and vent are working, and you don't overflow any more gas to it, the gas will eventually evaporate, but it takes a very long time...even months. The canister will be ruined as far as emissions go, and will not absorb any further odors, so you will get the smell easier from here on out. The best answers are replacement or a canisterectomy.

Great advice here. I really like the idea of a canisterectomy. What a stupid design in the first place. All bitching aside, can anyone post (or direct me to) some clear and concise photos of where the canister is located for a current RT. Perhaps some before and after pics?? I did look at previous links regarding this and only found info on doing it to a RS and most of the pics were not clear or to dark. I'm glad to hear that others have done this without problems. Thanks in advance for any and all help.:thumbup:

 

[Kratos]

Crap...

Wow....crap....didn't know this. I've been overfilling a few times which means I probably got gas in the canister. I was thinking that it was tank expansion the reason I could get another 1.5 gallons in the tank after the auto-click-off from the pump. I'd sit there for 4 minutes tapping the pump to put as much in there as possible. So it's not more fuel getting in the tank, the fuel is going to a canister......crap.....:banghead:

 

[Bob Denman]

Are you getting heavy fuel smells from your bike?? :shocked: