Swapping a gas tank on a 2014 Standard

[DaSwami_imp]

Hi,

Can anyone comment on what is involved? Other than the physical removal of the tank, what else is involved? Fuel pump/hoses/wiring? I'm thinking about getting a new tank on Samurider, but don't want a headache. Thanks in advance.

[Mscb1100_imp]

Not difficult at at all.
The procedures are in the manual and I’ll copy them if you’d like them.
Basically remove the rear tank attachment bolt, remove the left side cover and disconnect the power feed to the fuel pump. There maybe a step involving cycling the switch.
Then pull the black rubber plug away from the bluish green plug on the tank fitting coming off the fuel pump. Then squeeze the two plug handles and the fitting them come loose from the fuel supply line.
You ll need to pull the black vent line off the rear of the tank and ithe tank will lift right off.

[DaSwami_imp]

Thanks for that!

So the fuel pump is not inside the tank? (Like in a Moto Guzzi V7). Putting on a different tank, reconnecting everything, adding fuel and all is good to go? What about the fuel filter?

[Lord Popgun]

The pump is inside the tank. When you get the tank off you will see the nuts holding it in. Remove nuts and gasket. Put gasket (or a new one as the manual says) on, put pump on and tighten nuts to specifed torque. Easy peasey.

Fuel pump nuts are 9 ft/lbs. Tighten in sequence shown in pub or at least in a criss cross pattern if you don’t have the pub.

[SportsterDoc]

http://www.2wheelpros.com/oem-parts/2014...mbly.html#

[Cormanus]

The pump is inside the tank. When you get the tank off you will see the nuts holding it in. Remove nuts and gasket. Put gasket (or a new one as the manual says) on, put pump on and tighten nuts to specifed torque. Easy peasey.

Fuel pump nuts are 9 ft/lbs. Tighten in sequence shown in pub or at least in a criss cross pattern if you don’t have the pub.

What!!?? Tighten in the sequence shown in the pub? I'd be very wary indeed of that advice. The value of any advice you get in any pub has to be calculated relative to the quantity of wisdom juice imbibed by the adviser prior to giving the advice.

If you understand that, swapping tanks will be no problem.

[Lord Popgun]

Thanks Cormanus! Wait. That wasn’t a compliment was it?

[Cormanus]

Of course it was.

[DaSwami_imp]

Not difficult at at all.
The procedures are in the manual and I’ll copy them if you’d like them.
Basically remove the rear tank attachment bolt, remove the left side cover and disconnect the power feed to the fuel pump. There maybe a step involving cycling the switch.
Then pull the black rubber plug away from the bluish green plug on the tank fitting coming off the fuel pump. Then squeeze the two plug handles and the fitting them come loose from the fuel supply line.
You ll need to pull the black vent line off the rear of the tank and ithe tank will lift right off.

Dave said this was very difficult in practice? Have you actually done this?

[PowerDubs_imp]

Quoteave said this was very difficult in practice? Have you actually done this?


No offense to Dave- but he somehow thought using pliers and a screwdriver was the right thing to try on a plastic clip assembly holding pressurized fuel. So I wouldn't trust him to work on my bike.

And no offense to you- but given you are asking many questions about this and seem unsure / uneasy- I am going to go ahead and say don't do it yourself. Pay a shop to do it right.

Typically the people best suited to do repairs are the ones that are comfortable / confident enough that they don't need to ask. The people asking too many questions should probably know their limitations and leave stuff alone.

That is not to say that a person can't learn if they want to- but start on more basic mechanical, bolt in, bolt out type of stuff and if you see you are screwing up on that type of thing, stripping oil plugs or snapping shock bolts- stop doing repairs yourself.