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Tiger Time => Girly Talk (1999 - 2006 Tigers) => Topic started by: Boo on August 05, 2013, 10:14:24 PM

Title: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: Boo on August 05, 2013, 10:14:24 PM
Tiger 955i petrol tamk. Open the cap and inside are two vent pipes on the tanks edge. Am I correct in assuming that one is for the vent, with a one way (inlet only) valve and the other is for a water drain outlet?
Gave Tigger a good scrub up the other day, but when I opened the tank cap later ,there was a lot of water around the filler neck. I assumed that this should drain down through the lower of the holes whilst the taller hole that sticks up is for then breather.
problem is, the lower hole will not blow through and the taller one will.
Has someone in the past connected them up the wrong way around? :icon_scratch:
Can anyone advise before I go ripping thinds apart?

  Many Thanks,
Boo.
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: Loops on August 05, 2013, 10:25:31 PM
Hi Boo,

Check the drain hose connectors at the back left of the tank (above the quick couplers)

They're aluminium and prone to blocking due to corrosion.

Just gently poke a pipe cleaner up each one (or gently rotate a drill bit by hand into each one)

Mine blocked and I had water in the tank.

Cheers

Loops
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: PeteH on August 06, 2013, 12:14:41 AM
Ditto Loops`s reply, be careful removing the drain tubing from the tank fitting tho as mine fell apart due to corrosion which left next to nowt to re fit the pipe. Oh, and when clear spray some WD or similar down the hole to prevent further build up :thumbsup
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: Boo on August 06, 2013, 09:52:29 PM
I'll have a go at that this weekend.
  Thanks,
    Boo.
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: birddogone on August 07, 2013, 12:14:35 PM
Mine was clogged when I got her, compressed air with a rubber tipped fitting will clear it out just fine.
Rod
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: Boo on August 08, 2013, 10:16:16 PM
Al sorted.
Used a small drill bit to clean out some seriouse crud in the end of the pipe. Poked a small wire down the tube from the filler neck and eventually cleared it all out.
Dosed it all up with silicone grease and WD40.
All's well again.

    Many Thanks.
   Boo.
Title: Re: Petrol Tank Vents?
Post by: PeteH on August 09, 2013, 12:22:37 AM
OOh...I do love a happy ending :icon_lol:
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