Weird Stuff

[rks]

On a lot of scooters, there is a drain tube coming from the air filter box, and another from the carburetor, both of which end up in the area of your wet spot. Both of these have some kind of removable closure on the end, check to see if still in place or loose.

You guessed right as to the vacuum...tank has to be vented... with a vent tube, or a gas cap designed to do it.

Won't really know how much fuel you're using until you have some hard numbers. Even then, one tank fill can be misleading. Click on the 'fuelly' banner in my signature, it is a neat site, if you are interested in fuel economy, operating costs per mile, etc, etc. Costs nothing to sign up. (Site is also set up to be used by those of you on the metric system)

[rlshepard]

Originally Posted by rks

On a lot of scooters, there is a drain tube coming from the air filter box, and another from the carburetor, both of which end up in the area of your wet spot. Both of these have some kind of removable closure on the end, check to see if still in place or loose.

You guessed right as to the vacuum...tank has to be vented... with a vent tube, or a gas cap designed to do it.

Won't really know how much fuel you're using until you have some hard numbers. Even then, one tank fill can be misleading. Click on the 'fuelly' banner in my signature, it is a neat site, if you are interested in fuel economy, operating costs per mile, etc, etc. Costs nothing to sign up. (Site is also set up to be used by those of you on the metric system)

Thanks for the help! I've got the fuelly app on my phone!

So I have this silly Fuel evaporator thing.... with a vacuum line in and looks like the vent line from the tank goes into it but after go through some lil plastic thing? Whats the little plastic bit? should I disconnect the tank vent line before or after it? can I just remove the vacuum line from evaporator and and plug it? (I'm not in an emissions test area). I kinda suspect the fuel evaporator setup is the cause of my tank vacuum woes.... That or that lil plastic piece that I'm not sure what it is... maybe some kinda air valve?

[moon rider]

I would just unhook the vent hose were it comets to the little pastic thing and put a small fuel filter on it and zip tie it behind the gas tank should take care of gas vent

[rlshepard]

Originally Posted by moon rider

I would just unhook the vent hose were it comets to the little pastic thing and put a small fuel filter on it and zip tie it behind the gas tank should take care of gas vent

Thanks! That's what I'll do! I assume I want the flow on the filter towards the tank.... Pulled the plastic dude off the tank vent and he doesn't seem let air flow in either direction so pretty sure that's the cause of my tanks vacuum issue.

I went out today and found my "spot" on the floor of my garage, took a couple of photos and put in an album in my profile...

I'm pretty sure looking at on my garage floor that it's fuel, wasn't as obvious on the blacktop of the parking lot at work. I also took a pic of what is at the end of the drain off the carb... does that bit require some adjustment? looks a little complex for just a drain plug.... I guess just tighten it up?