excess fuel drainage did not work

[Bondu]

It would be easy to mistake some of the so called 'British humour' on this forum for acute xenophobia

[Kwikasfuki]

- since when did camels have fuel caps ?

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That was uncalled for.

[viper]

maybe poke a wire or very thin rod down the drain tube from the tank top, maybe the pipe is just trapped from factory

or locate the drain tube at the bottom and do this in reverse or use compressed air to blast through

from your posts and knowledgeable retort  and ability to quote references from the manual you sound a very capable and resourceful biker, im sure you will figure it out without our help

[kfshman]

I had a similar problem on my BMW K1200. If I parked it outside whilst touring and it rained, when I next opened the fuel cap there would be water all around the tank opening and this would then escape into the tank! Worried me endlessly for a while, I took the tank off to change the fuel filter and checked the drain tubes by blowing into them, all seemed OK.
I asked both a main dealer and independent specialist to look at it and they both said "well, the drain tubes are clear so it can't really be a problem", so I simply gave up worrying over it.
In five years of use, it never did cause any running problems!

P.S. In the case of my BMW, if overfilled with fuel it would drain under the bike.

thank you for the information

[kfshman]

I'm wondering how badly blocked the drain aperture is on your bikes fuel tank.

If you can see the drain hole perhaps it has become blocked with something and therefore wont allow excess fuel or water to safely drain away, perhaps its covered with paint , its difficult to advise without photo evidence

You should try and locate the drain hole and make sure its free from any obstructions

Good luck

Oh, and don't confuse British humour with racist remarks ~ which incidentally, do not exist on this forum 

Thank you for the explanation
i made it clear to everyone at the begining that am not an expert in british humour.

[kfshman]

maybe poke a wire or very thin rod down the drain tube from the tank top, maybe the pipe is just trapped from factory

or locate the drain tube at the bottom and do this in reverse or use compressed air to blast through

from your posts and knowledgeable retort  and ability to quote references from the manual you sound a very capable and resourceful biker, im sure you will figure it out without our help

thank you and i will try to solve this problem in a simple way and if not solved i will take her to the dealer

[viper]

its very difficult to be racist when you dont know the persons colour , race or creed, your english is better than a lot on here, all we know about you  is that you speak arabic, well so does Shakira

[viper]

if i see the word does spelt dose once more i, i , i might complain a bit

[kfshman]

its very difficult to be racist when you dont know the persons colour , race or creed, your english is better than a lot on here, all we know about you  is that you speak arabic, well so does Shakira

I don't want to bring this issue again but i have to reply to your kind quote.
but sometimes what you might think of as humor might be an insult in different cultures
it is clearly that the comment was about the Arabic race.
I would not use my local culture humor with a person from a different culture who might misunderstand it or take it as an insult.

[100milesaway]

I  think the problem is as simple as the drain tube being blocked, and my guess is that when the bike was built the tube has been trapped, so either you or the dealer need to trace the tube to find out where it is being pinched.  good luck. 

[Lonewolf]

Ok, kfshman did report this thread yesterday to me and I did respond to him, consequently I have removed my post and edited one other.  Although they were certainly not intended to insult anyone, nor were they targeted at anyone specific, least of all kfshman, perhaps in hindsight they could have been construed as inappropriate.
Lets embrace our mutual love for the GTR and respect for each other and enjoy the forum. 

[kfshman]

Ok, kfshman did report this thread yesterday to me and I did respond to him, consequently I have removed my post and edited one other.  Although they were certainly not intended to insult anyone, nor were they targeted at anyone specific, least of all kfshman, perhaps in hindsight they could have been construed as inappropriate.
Lets embrace our mutual love for the GTR and respect for each other and enjoy the forum. 

agree and thank you for your response

[kfshman]

I  think the problem is as simple as the drain tube being blocked, and my guess is that when the bike was built the tube has been trapped, so either you or the dealer need to trace the tube to find out where it is being pinched.  good luck. 

I removed the tank today at home and the side fairings
traced the tubes and found the problem to be at the end of the tube
the factory pinched the tube with a clip and turned it back toward the engine . to protect it from being clogged before use. the bent area in the tube is almost damaged so i inserted a hard electrical plastic tube in the damaged area inside the tube
the dealer failed to remove it during the PDI.

[Boomer]

Hi Kfshman, sounds like you have figured it out. Bloody dealers eh? 

Where are you? Most of us are in the UK but we have members in South Africa, USA, Canada, Norway, France, Germany, Italy etc.
Once you get to know the people on here you will realise that it was not intended to be racist, merely humour.
We all regularly make fun of each other and sometimes we forget that someone new doesn't understand.

[tommytool]

I have a great reluctance to change my standard headlamp bulbs for those lovely brighter ones

Can I ask the forum if I'm suffering from 'xenophobia' ?