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Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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Since I have everything apart and the Fuel pump off( and I like what it looks like that way , Im thinking of doing the Small Carb mod to the Needle valve seat suggested in the Tech articles . Have any of you removed your fuel pump and just let gravity cake care of it . Noticed my friends old Shovel head Custom is pumpless and it runs like a scared rabbit .
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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I don’t believe the bowl on the stock carb is large enough to hold the fuel that the bike needs to run at its best. You would have to go with a Mikuni 42 mm I did and love it
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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I did just like the tech article states and put in the float needle. It was very easy to do and the bike runs as good as ever. I also vented the fuel cap at the same time. I wished I would have known that one a couple years ago, before I walked out and found my tank imploded.
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Riding and Jeeping is always better than the alternative
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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Pumpless with the cap vented. No problems. Have the stock carb setup (non-ported, stock jets, etc.) though. Runs just fine.
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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I only removed the pump... didn't vent the tank, didn't modify or replaced the needle valve... nuthin'!
Oh, I did cut the main fuel feed of the petcock by 1/2", and everything runs and works just fine.
If I were a high-speed highway runner, or did a lot of WOT riding, I'd probably spring for the bigger needle valve, but since I tried running without that addition first, and experienced no fuel shortage... I'm good to go, sans pump.
Oh, and today it hit 58 and sunny here, so I was out... saw a few other riders as well. I was not alone. 
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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I did the swap it works great and one less thing to go wrong.
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month, 1 Week ago
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sailrider wrote:
Since I have everything apart and the Fuel pump off( and I like what it looks like that way , Im thinking of doing the Small Carb mod to the Needle valve seat suggested in the Tech articles . Have any of you removed your fuel pump and just let gravity cake care of it . Noticed my friends old Shovel head Custom is pumpless and it runs like a scared rabbit .
Sailrider
IMO you do not have to go to a 42 carb to go pumpless .Run a search for pumpless and there are many threads that will help you.I run pumpless with a stock carb....Coug 
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Last Edit: 2008/12/01 17:54 By Cougar.
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month ago
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Will doing this totally cut out the possibility for carb puking? If it will, I am in for it next spring as the first priority after getting my motorcycle out of hibernation.
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month ago
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Most likely..........  unless you actually have a problem with the needle valve itself..
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Re:Going Pumpless. 1 Month ago
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I Guess I have my answers , Thanks all . Anyone know if there is a Chrome Fuel filter available anywhere.....And where have you all hidden yours as I cant see them in your sg pics .
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