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crf230f '07 black gas tank help needed to track gas level
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anyone know of either a replacement tank you can see gas level or a
good way of tracking gas levels in stock tank? Having a tough time
enjoying trails worried about running out of gas.
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The easiest way to check your fuel level is to carry 2 foot long
piece of clear tubing that is the same size as your fuel line. Turn
off the petcock and remove the fuel line. Slide one end of your clear
tubing onto the barb fitting on the petcock and hold the other end
higher than the fuel cap. Turn on the petcock and that should show
you the level in the tank.
If you start with a full tank on a CRF230, you should be able to get
and easy 50 miles.
Mike Baxter
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I don't see your application yet on clarke's site
Call them up and ask them when they will have your bike's tank ready. They
are nice and helpful folks there.
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What I did was swap out the vent hose for a clear one. When I want to
measure the fuel, I then take off the cap and remove the hose,
straighten the hose the best I can and push it to the bottom of the
tank. Keep your finger over the other end and pull the hose out.
Then you can look at the level on fuel in the hose. It kind of gives
me a rough guesstimate of how much I have left and is easy to do.
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One solution is to get an odometer, and use that as a rough gauge.
Figure about 25 miles to the gallon as a starting point, and then over
time you'll become a better judge of how close to empty you are.
You can use many bicycle-type "computers" or something like a
TrailTech Endurance has all the parts you'll need to install on a dirt
bike.
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When you switch the petcock to "res", you will have about 2 liters of
gas in the tank, that might be enough for you to ride around 50
kilometers.
With a bike like the CRF230F, a full tank of gas is enough for an
entire riding day... Fill it up and don't worry...
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Remember too that even when you first run out of fuel... you usually
aren't really out of fuel. There's usually some trapped fuel in the
right 1/2 of the tank that just can't get to the petcock.
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