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Fill'er up.....

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by leondegrance, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. leondegrance

    leondegrance Member

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    What do you guys use as an indication that you have filled up the gas tank completely? I know you have to allow room for the gas to expand, so I fill up until the gas touches the bottom lip of the fill collar...
     
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    I use the bottom lip as reference point when filling my tank.
     
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    Fill to the bottom of the fill lip

    OR....

    To the bottom of your wallet :x
     
    Ass.Fault, Jul 10, 2008
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    Bottom of the fill lip.
     
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    I slightly lean the bike to the left making the fill hole the highest point on the tank and fill to the bottom of the fill lip, too.
     
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    laying on the side stand, fill to the collar on my seca tank.

    bottom of wallet is where i stop when filling the truck!!!
     
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    Yup same here bottom of the fill collar easy to remember and a helpfull thing to fill it up the same to track the mpg.
     
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