Removing The Fuel Tank - Yamaha SR400 2014 Service Manual

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REMOVING THE FUEL TANK

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WARNING
Gasoline is very flammable and dangerous.
While handling gasoline, keep it away from
an open flame as well as a spark or any other
source of high heat.
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Before removing the fuel hose, blow away any
dirt accumulated around the hose with com-
pressed air to prevent it from entering the hose
or tank.
1. Remove:
• Seat
• Side cover (left)
Refer to "GENERAL CHASSIS" on page 4-1.
2. Remove:
• Fuel tank
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WARNING
Cover fuel hose connection with a cloth
when disconnecting them. Residual pres-
sure in the fuel lines could cause fuel to
spurt out when removing the hose.
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NOTICE
Be sure to disconnect the fuel hose by hand.
Do not forcefully disconnect the hose with
tools.
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• Before removing the hose, place a few rags in
the area under where it will be removed.
• Wipe off any spilled fuel immediately.
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a. Extract the fuel in the fuel tank through the
fuel tank filler opening with a hand pump.
b. Turn the fuel cock to the "OFF" position "a".
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c. Turn the main switch to "ON" and 3 seconds
later turn it to "OFF". Repeat these steps sev-
eral times.
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• Repeating main switch turning "ON" and turn-
ing "OFF" allows the fuel in the fuel pump case
to be sent to the fuel tank.
• Even after this operation, a small amount of
fuel remains in the fuel pump case.
d. Start the engine with the fuel cock in the
"OFF" position and keep idling speed until the
engine comes to a stop.
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Performing this step allows the fuel hose to be
drained.
e. Disconnect the fuel hose (fuel tank–fuel
pump case) "1" at the fuel cock side.
f. Remove the fuel hose from the holder "2" and
drain the fuel pump case.
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NOTICE
The holder is intended to avoid a fuel flow
out of the fuel pump casing associated with
the fuel hose falling down following the re-
moval of the hose from the fuel cock. Make
sure that the fuel hose is fastened with the
holder when installed.
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g. Disconnect the pump case breather hose (fu-
el pump case–fuel tank) "3" at the fuel pump
case side.
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h. Disconnect the fuel tank breather hose "1".
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FUEL TANK
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