vacuum pipe srx600

[daz.33]

Hi all
I replaced the inlet rubbers this week on my srx 600 1986 with some i picked up on fleabay about two years ago
I never noticed that there was no vacuum pipe to the fuel tap on the inlet so my problem is do I wait for another inlet rubber to appear on fleabay, fit a free flow fuel tap or ive read some were that the original one can be made to free flow, could the inlet be drilled out and pipe added this as been a 4 year project so thers no real hurry but i did have it running last week for the first time with a khihein cr35 smoth bore carb so I'm keen to get going cheers any advice appreciated

[Steve H]

I removed the vacuum diaphragm cover, carefully removed the rubber diaphragm and then fitted the spring to the opposite side of the diaphragm to ensure it was always open.

[Steve Lake]

or just turn the tap to 'prime', which how i've run #1 for several years

[Steve H]

or just turn the tap to 'prime', which how i've run #1 for several years

True but I wanted to retain a 'reserve' position

[daz.33]

cheers chaps, simple when you think about it, but what model would these have come from the must be a fuel tap with out vacuum pipe?

[guest1155]

could be that they are both a right hand one. do they both have a 'cut out' rather than a hole on the lower mounting bolt?

[daz.33]

spot on, the ones i removed one had a cut out at the bottom but not the ones i replaced them with both bolt holes

[guest1155]

that would suggest to me you have two right hand ones then.

[guest1350]

While on subject of pipe and fuel lines

Can any one tell me which pipe is the reserve line from the tank base and which connector it goes to they go on the fuel cock.

Ta

Tim

[guest1155]

no idea, and i get wrong every time.the only way i can tell is to put some fuelin and switch  it on.if it comes out of both pipes,the one it comes out of first is reserve. if it only comes out of one pipethen that one is reserve. hope this helps.

[guest1350]

Ta

When I run the tank down I will be able to tell, but having filled the tank up to the top its going to take some time. I took the bike out for a good run on the motorway yesterday only to have the bike die on me several times, hard shoulders are not a fun place. Left it for a couple of mins and it went again.

Checked the flow to the main valve and found it very slow so there was a obviously a blockage. Having taken the tank stop valve/ filter asm out in the past to turn over the sealing rubber gasket and smeared it with silicon sealant when I did it I was worried I had done something wrong. So I extended the pipe and blow up it. It sure was blocked, then glug it cleared  . Now I'm worried it might have been the filter in the tank that was blocked and all my huffing and puffing split the filter. 

I went out afterwards and purchased an in line filter and will do try and fit it in line from the main valve to the carb, its going to be tight!

[Steve Lake]

i run an inline filter in both pipes from the tank, never had any problems.

[Sr.X]

My right side has the cutout while the left one has 2 holes and the vaccum line. At least thats the way it was when I got the bike.