Yamaha 1100 Gas Reserve Switch
It’s mentioned in the user manual of my motorbike, that when not using the vehicle, I should turn the petrol tap (the one that has three positions “On”, “Off” and “Reserve”) to “Off” position. The reason is that motorcycles traditionally have the fuel tank higher than the carburetor, and the fuel feeds with gravity alone. What risks does this introduce that necessitates a manual shutoff?
Without the shutoff, if the carburetor float failed to close the valve tightly enough to stop the fuel flow, then gas would continue to trickle into the carb, overflowing the bowl and flowing down into the intake tract. If the intake valve were open, it would fill the cylinder. Then, upon attempting to start the motor, the incompressible liquid gasoline would cause a catastrophic.More modern motorcycles have changed some of this in a few ways:. the fuel petcock could be vacuum operated, closing with the engine off.
the fuel tank could be lower than the carbs, making a fuel pump necessary. fuel injection has eliminated the use of carburetors and floats to control fuel flow. The primary reason for shutting off the fuel is safety.
Yamaha 1100 Gas Reserve Switch Price
On a motorcycle the fuel tank is directly above the engine. If fuel were to leak it would drip directly on the hot engine.
This along with the fact that most motorcycles use a rubber supply hose that is exposed to the engine heat and the resulting decomposition. On an automobile the fuel is usually isolated from the heat and transfered from the tank to the engine via a steel line. The fuel shut off has three positions run,reserve and off.
The difference between run and reserve is the length of the fuel delivery tube that brings fuel out of the tank. The 'normal' run tube rises about 35mm from the bottom of the tank.
This means that when it stops delivering fuel approx 35mm of fuel left in the tank. The 'reserve' setting fuel pickup is at the lowest level of the tank. It will flow fuel until the tank is empty.
Some riders feel that using the 'reserve' setting uses the fuel at the bottom of the tank preventing water from accumulating which could result in the tank rusting.
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