GPR fuel flapper removal...........

[Teejay22]

I recently had a bog issue while running WOT & I changed both the fuel petcock switch & removed the door.
The door seems perfect. not warped, etc & the reserve line was good, about 1/2" up from bottom of tube.
Well, it was either the door(which seemed fine), the fuel petcock(which was sticky but blew out fine) or the fuel filter(30hrs & really clean, blew through fine).. but the issue disappeared.

Remove the door, inspect the lines, add 'clunker' filters if desired. It's easy, free & can't hurt.

I had no issues removing the pick up in my XLT 1200. a bit tight, but not as hard as some ppl posted(stepping on tanks, etc)

For the life of me, I could not get the sending unit to budge. I could rotate it a little here and there, but could not find anyway to get any leverage to pull the unit out. VERY STUCK. Any tips on how to get it moving? Do the fuel lines need to be disconnected first? I didn't want to pull too hard on the metal of the fuel lines.

[Insanediego Joe]

it's been re-read... so how do you take it off do you just like pull it off?

Picture 1 shows the pickup in his hand. Hint-its out of the gas tank now!

Picture 2 shows Kevin unscrewing the #2 philips head screw.

Picture 3, 4, and 5 show the screen and the flapper door

Picture 6 shows Kevin putting the screen back in without the flapper door!

Picture 7 shows putting the screw back in

Picture 8 shows the piece you throw in the garbage!!!!

WTF Kale!! I even got my 16 year old daughter to look at the pics before i responded to see if she understood, thinking it might be a teenager thing. She said she was blonde not retarded!!

hahaha

[RaiderMagic]

I recently had a bog issue while running WOT & I changed both the fuel petcock switch & removed the door.
The door seems perfect. not warped, etc & the reserve line was good, about 1/2" up from bottom of tube.
Well, it was either the door(which seemed fine), the fuel petcock(which was sticky but blew out fine) or the fuel filter(30hrs & really clean, blew through fine).. but the issue disappeared.

Remove the door, inspect the lines, add 'clunker' filters if desired. It's easy, free & can't hurt.

I had no issues removing the pick up in my XLT 1200. a bit tight, but not as hard as some ppl posted(stepping on tanks, etc)

[chevydog]

Thanks I am going to do the same on mine just to be safe.

[Rambo1964]

Just the flap removal and trim the return line on mine.

[chevydog]

On yours was the flap just removed and the reserve trimmed up a little or did you do the extended fuel lines with the filter/clunkers on the ends ?

Thanks

[Rambo1964]

yes, checked both of mine, one was already done.

[chevydog]

Should this be done on my 1200 XL limited ? As preventative maintenance ?

Thanks.

[phumb]

only if its starvin' for fuel!

[A_townGPR]

Pretty basic, remove fuel pick-up from tank to access fuel flapper.

There it is.


The fuel doors tend to warp over time and if they are stuck closed,your fuel supply will greatly reduced,causing a serious bog.

will this make it any faster?

[OsideBill]

Does this apply to 2006 GP1300R? Sorry this is the first time I'm messing with EFI. I installed a R&D air filter. I'm getting bogging on the low and mid, slowly picks up speed. I have a Riva contoller I had not installed yet.

Nope you don't have this

[cmherrera]

Does this apply to 2006 GP1300R? Sorry this is the first time I'm messing with EFI. I installed a R&D air filter. I'm getting bogging on the low and mid, slowly picks up speed. I have a Riva contoller I had not installed yet.

[silver surf]

I plan to do this mod later today. Does any local stores/autoparts store have the clunker and hose in stock?

[phumb]

ok, just did this kinda was a PITA...anyway, door and screen were gone, not sure if I lost them removing it or if they somehow busted off prior....didn't try to hard to fish them out, hope it wont be a problem! if anyone does this, be carefull last couple inches...how close is reserve to bottom of tank?

[dewzee1200]

anyone ever have the screen and flapper comeoff before the sending unit was out of the tank ? any good way to get it out that piece of plastic ? what are the odds of it being sucked up against the reserve line ?

YES - This happened to me and I used a clean coat hanger wire with a sharp < 1/8 inch bend on the end to hook one of the holes next to the screen and surgically remove thru the sending unit hole - it only took 3 trys