My 74' CB360 runs perfectly if I let it sit with the petcock on and take the lines off the filters to kind of encourage fuel flow. It'll ride for five minutes, but after that, one cylinder cuts out. The filter is empty for said cylinder, but when I pull the line off, fuel flows nicely out of the filter. It seems like there is some kind of vacuum being created somewhere causing fuel not to flow until I pull the line off the filter. Does anyone know where the problem is? Does the tank cap seal have to do with this because mine is pretty crusty.
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I was going to guess tank cap, but if the seal is crusty it probably doesn't seal completely. but there should also be a vent in the cap, so check that. One thing to try to rule it out is just pop it open while the bike is running and see if that helps.
It is normal for fuel filters to be (or at least appear) empty. If you have transparent fuel lines they will also appear to be empty. They are full of fuel vapor but liquid fuel is still flowing along the surface. You need to determine whether the carb bowls are full and fuel is flowing to them.
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The fuel filters I had were causing the problem, but I'm not sure why. I just removed them and ran the line straight into the carb and the bike had no problems. I still want to run filters because the tank was only recently de-rusted so I'll try to figure out why they were causing the problem. Thanks for the help.
The fuel filters I had were causing the problem, but I'm not sure why. I just removed them and ran the line straight into the carb and the bike had no problems. I still want to run filters because the tank was only recently de-rusted so I'll try to figure out why they were causing the problem. Thanks for the help.
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