>From : Dave Cramer <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: [Virago] Did it again!! Out of gas!
"This definitely sounds like a gas cap problem. Switching back and forth
between reserve does no good, just confuses the issue. Turn it on reserve
and leave it."
"As noted elsewhere, the reserve light is not very reliable, it is not a
float, but some sort of liquid sensor, so it has to dry out to work."
Dumb question: How and where does the gas leave my tank to the carbs? I
could see gas in the tank but is there a 'dead zone' that never really
drains because of the angle of the tank? If not, I should have been able to
keep it off reserve after popping the gas cap and kept moving on the gas I
could see. Is the gas 'sucked' out or does gravity do it's magic?
"With the gas cap, it's likely only ever going to occur on a run where you
do the entire run at once, and it would be worse if it was a cloudy, cool
day. Was it cloudy and cool ? The reason for this is that if it were warm
and sunny, the air in the tank would expand with the heat."
Both times it was overcast but not really cool. Lots of humidity, tho. So
this isn't really vapor lock as someone on the road suggested, just a kind
of 'air lock'? Do I ride now with my spare key in the gas cap and open it
occassionaly? Please tell me there's a better fix!!! Not only is this
embarrassing among the 'newer' bikes, but hazardous! There's not always a
safe place to pull over to when this happens unexpectedly.
wa
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