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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Bagster harness and tank bag
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<blockquote data-quote="Martyn Goodwin" data-source="post: 130381" data-attributes="member: 2433"><p>Vic,</p><p></p><p>There is also a cork gasket under the filler cap that makes a complete and perfect seal with the filler neck of the fuel tank.</p><p></p><p>I have twice been stopped on my Comet the side of the road with an inexplicable die of the motor and no amount of coaxing would get a restart UNTIL I removed the tank bag - I could hear the whistle of the air rushing thru the hole in the fuel cap as it broached the unintended vacuum inside the fuel tank. Stuck a bit if roadside timber (small) next to the fuel cap to keep the breather hole clear - fixed. Never used a tank bag since then.</p><p></p><p>I have had a related experience with a car about 20 years back. Car rolled to a stop, engine dead and would not restart. After about 10 minutes it would restart only to die around 10 minutes later - what a circus performance - run, stop, run, stop, and so on. Turned out to be a baffle in the silencer that had come loose and blocked the outlet of the exhaust. When the motor stopped if I was quick opening the bonnet you could just hear the compresses gas in the exhaust forcing its way past the exhaust gasket manifold to freedom.</p><p></p><p>Martyn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyn Goodwin, post: 130381, member: 2433"] Vic, There is also a cork gasket under the filler cap that makes a complete and perfect seal with the filler neck of the fuel tank. I have twice been stopped on my Comet the side of the road with an inexplicable die of the motor and no amount of coaxing would get a restart UNTIL I removed the tank bag - I could hear the whistle of the air rushing thru the hole in the fuel cap as it broached the unintended vacuum inside the fuel tank. Stuck a bit if roadside timber (small) next to the fuel cap to keep the breather hole clear - fixed. Never used a tank bag since then. I have had a related experience with a car about 20 years back. Car rolled to a stop, engine dead and would not restart. After about 10 minutes it would restart only to die around 10 minutes later - what a circus performance - run, stop, run, stop, and so on. Turned out to be a baffle in the silencer that had come loose and blocked the outlet of the exhaust. When the motor stopped if I was quick opening the bonnet you could just hear the compresses gas in the exhaust forcing its way past the exhaust gasket manifold to freedom. Martyn [/QUOTE]
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