ST1300 Draining Fuel (after accidentally filling with diesel)
This can be done without removing the tank.
First you'll need to get a 20 litre jerry-can and fill it with petrol at your local filling station.
Remove the seat from your Pan. Under the seat you will see a small black rubber hose which goes to the upper tank (#6 in the picture, below). We are going to use this outlet to drain both the upper and lower tanks (by siphonic action).
Pinch the tabs of the hose clip together and slide the clip off the hose. Pull the hose off the nozzle. Fuel will start to flow from the nozzle if there is any in the upper tank. Rapidly replace the black hose with your (longer, tight fitting) hose that should run to a catch can of some sort. Don't forget, if the bike's tank is nearly full you may need to catch 29 litres of fuel.
Keep the end of the drain hose at least 10 cm below the bottom of the lower tank to ensure the siphonic action. Both tanks will be almost completely empty when the fuel stops flowing.
To get the bike going again:
Add 10 litres of clean petrol to the main tank and allow it to flush through the system. Collect it in a new catch can. Don't discard this petrol. It will contain a small amount of diesel but you can re-use it.
After the petrol flush has finished flowing, re-connect the original hose to the lower tank (don't forget to put the clip back on), add 10 litres of clean petrol to the main tank and attempt to start the bike. It may take quite a few attempts to get it going and there may be a lot of grey/black smoke when it does, eventually, run. Let the bike run for about 10 minutes. The amount of grey/black smoke should diminish.
Replace any bits you removed from the bike and put the seat back on. Ride the bike to your local petrol station and fill up with petrol. Once you have used 10 litres of this fuel (about 100 miles of riding) you can top up the tank again with the 10 litres of petrol you used earlier for flushing the pipes.
Don't worry if you are still getting some grey/black smoke out of your exhaust. This will all disappear after a few more fills of clean petrol.
Picture:
Pipe #6 is the one we use to drain the fuel. #1 and #4 have rubber pipes on them – do not remove these pipes. Don't touch #5 either. The seat adjuster has been removed in this photo. You can easily do this too if you need more room to work. (4 bolts to the frame, 1 bolt to the rear brake fluid reservoir and 1 long nut and bolt under the rear end of the main petrol tank – you may need to loosen/remove the two bolts at the top, front of the main tank to allow you to raise the rear of the tank and remove this long nut and bolt).
This can be done without removing the tank.
First you'll need to get a 20 litre jerry-can and fill it with petrol at your local filling station.
Remove the seat from your Pan. Under the seat you will see a small black rubber hose which goes to the upper tank (#6 in the picture, below). We are going to use this outlet to drain both the upper and lower tanks (by siphonic action).
Pinch the tabs of the hose clip together and slide the clip off the hose. Pull the hose off the nozzle. Fuel will start to flow from the nozzle if there is any in the upper tank. Rapidly replace the black hose with your (longer, tight fitting) hose that should run to a catch can of some sort. Don't forget, if the bike's tank is nearly full you may need to catch 29 litres of fuel.
Keep the end of the drain hose at least 10 cm below the bottom of the lower tank to ensure the siphonic action. Both tanks will be almost completely empty when the fuel stops flowing.
To get the bike going again:
Add 10 litres of clean petrol to the main tank and allow it to flush through the system. Collect it in a new catch can. Don't discard this petrol. It will contain a small amount of diesel but you can re-use it.
After the petrol flush has finished flowing, re-connect the original hose to the lower tank (don't forget to put the clip back on), add 10 litres of clean petrol to the main tank and attempt to start the bike. It may take quite a few attempts to get it going and there may be a lot of grey/black smoke when it does, eventually, run. Let the bike run for about 10 minutes. The amount of grey/black smoke should diminish.
Replace any bits you removed from the bike and put the seat back on. Ride the bike to your local petrol station and fill up with petrol. Once you have used 10 litres of this fuel (about 100 miles of riding) you can top up the tank again with the 10 litres of petrol you used earlier for flushing the pipes.
Don't worry if you are still getting some grey/black smoke out of your exhaust. This will all disappear after a few more fills of clean petrol.
Picture:
Pipe #6 is the one we use to drain the fuel. #1 and #4 have rubber pipes on them – do not remove these pipes. Don't touch #5 either. The seat adjuster has been removed in this photo. You can easily do this too if you need more room to work. (4 bolts to the frame, 1 bolt to the rear brake fluid reservoir and 1 long nut and bolt under the rear end of the main petrol tank – you may need to loosen/remove the two bolts at the top, front of the main tank to allow you to raise the rear of the tank and remove this long nut and bolt).
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