Question regarding fuel tank connections

[Steve404]

Morning all, after coming of worse yesterday after hitting a 4 inch pothole, I am assessing the issues this morning as there is nothing else to do. Not to bad really, I have a buckled rim on the front wheel which I can probably source.

No injuries did not come off and no other damage, could have been worse!

However hitting said pothole, shortly after my co-rider noticed that my bike (2009 K1300s) was gushing fuel on the nearside from within its inner sanctums, switching off stops it so it was obviously pumping from the fuel tank and something had gone amiss, between the tank and engine.

Consulting my Motorrad RSD disc, I have managed to remove the fuel tank and now have access to the front of the tank. It appears that the main fuel close locked quick action coupling may have come adrift when the pothole struck. It does not appear broken but wont firmly click back in place

I do not seem able to insert the male connector into its female receptacle and for it to lock tight, the joint clicks but the male connector does not seem to lock tight. Anybody had this issue before, is there a knack to making the two parts lock together or is it a case of sourcing a new joint, any ideas/tips gratefully accepted.

Thanks for listening.

Steve

[TomL]

Have you tried depressing the release button while pushing the two together.

[richtea]

...after coming of worse yesterday after hitting a 4 inch pothole, I am assessing the issues this morning as there is nothing else to do. Not to bad really, I have a buckled rim on the front wheel which I can probably source.

Glad to hear you're OK. The last thing you want is to be hospitalised in this particular climate.

Buckled wheels can often be straightened. If you measure the buckle (i.e. x mm out of true vertically & horizontally) and email/ring Motoliner or similar, I'm sure they'll let you know:
http://www.motoliner.com/motorcycle-wheel-straightening.php

[Steve404]

Have you tried depressing the release button while pushing the two together.

Hi Tom, hope you are well? Yes I have pushed the release button at the same time, the male part enters the female part (Ooh er), the release pin clicks but it doesn't seem to catch the tube and it just pulls out? I can see what part of the male part is supposed to accommodate the release button catch, its as if something is missing from the mechanism?

[Steve404]

...after coming of worse yesterday after hitting a 4 inch pothole, I am assessing the issues this morning as there is nothing else to do. Not to bad really, I have a buckled rim on the front wheel which I can probably source.

Glad to hear you're OK. The last thing you want is to be hospitalised in this particular climate.

Buckled wheels can often be straightened. If you measure the buckle (i.e. x mm out of true vertically & horizontally) and email/ring Motoliner or similar, I'm sure they'll let you know:
http://www.motoliner.com/motorcycle-wheel-straightening.php

Thanks for the info, probably not the best of times to start the process, but it's going to be a toss up between a second hand wheel with no guarantees or seeing if a firm like motoliner can assist. Will measure how far out of true it is.

Steve

[chriscanning]

Re the fuel connector what is one the K model is exactly the same as what I have on my 955 Tiger which failed 5 miles just outside of Dover on an outbound trip which is another story,when stripping my K for the first time too my horror found exactly the same plastic horror and changed it although the insert in the tank is also plastic,their made PCP easiest route is motorworks they do a Male/Female kit alternatively go direct.

Re the wheel....I have a spare spare not the original I took off when fitting BST's but another it came off an R1200 not sure about bearing size but they where knocked out for powder coating I've knock one in for the photo's.

I have a spare set of full floating K discs that drop on the wheel so I know they fit.

[Steve404]

Re the fuel connector what is one the K model is exactly the same as what I have on my 955 Tiger which failed 5 miles just outside of Dover on an outbound trip which is another story,when stripping my K for the first time too my horror found exactly the same plastic horror and changed it although the insert in the tank is also plastic,their made PCP easiest route is motorworks they do a Male/Female kit alternatively go direct.

Re the wheel....I have a spare spare not the original I took off when fitting BST's but another it came off an R1200 not sure about bearing size but they where knocked out for powder coating I've knock one in for the photo's.

I have a spare set of full floating K discs that drop on the wheel so I know they fit.

Cheers for that Chris, will bear your wheel in mind.

With regards to the fuel coupling, I have now managed to remove the tanks completely and the quick coupling connector has in fact broken during the pothole event, meaning that fuel just pumped out as I found.

Has anybody got access to the parts catalogue to see if I can get a part number for the white male quick action coupling which goes into the fuel tank to feed the engine. I have seen this on line, a metal replacementhttps://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/fp-qdc735kit.htm

Thanks in advance, just the wheel to sort once I have the coupling sorted

[chriscanning]

Re the fuel connector what is one the K model is exactly the same as what I have on my 955 Tiger which failed 5 miles just outside of Dover on an outbound trip which is another story,when stripping my K for the first time too my horror found exactly the same plastic horror and changed it although the insert in the tank is also plastic,their made PCP easiest route is motorworks they do a Male/Female kit alternatively go direct.

Re the wheel....I have a spare spare not the original I took off when fitting BST's but another it came off an R1200 not sure about bearing size but they where knocked out for powder coating I've knock one in for the photo's.

I have a spare set of full floating K discs that drop on the wheel so I know they fit.

Cheers for that Chris, will bear your wheel in mind.

 quick coupling connector has in fact broken during the pothole event,

they all do in the end their rubbish the trick is being close to home when they do  I wasn't 

[raesewell]

Didn't a few people replace the fuel connectors with metal ones. There must be a link somewhere, try performing a forum search.

[Phmode]

This is a common'ish failure.

You want one of these...

https://www.tom-parker.co.uk/products/cpc-plastic-and-brass-couplings/2/fuel-line-couplings/61/brass-coupling-bodies/150/pipe-thread-valved-male-thread/649/clcd100040v/

...not cheap but then the front suspension will break before that does 

[raesewell]

You have your uses Brian 

[Steve404]

This is a common'ish failure.

You want one of these...

https://www.tom-parker.co.uk/products/cpc-plastic-and-brass-couplings/2/fuel-line-couplings/61/brass-coupling-bodies/150/pipe-thread-valved-male-thread/649/clcd100040v/

...not cheap but then the front suspension will break before that does 

That looks rather well made, but it's the male bit I need that inserts into that bit, do you know which one should I get?

[Phmode]

Both if they have both. Give em a call. If they are closed it will be a dealer job but that's only another placky one but it will get you mobile again.

[Phmode]

You have your uses Brian 

Shh!

[chriscanning]

The difficult bit is sealing the female in the plastic insert in the tank because just screwing it in isn’t good enough it won’t seal.