confused about my reserve tank

mossi123uk · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Karma :

I have a yamaha XJ600S Diversion 1998 and i filled it up to see how many miles i could get on a full tank (185 miles).
Then when i ran out of petrol i flipped the toggle to reserve tank and nothing happened, so i had a look in tank and it was empty and had to push it a mile to tesco luckily all on flat ground.

Any idea why my reserve doesnt work?

Maruchino · Spanner Monkey Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Karma :

Maybe the reserve tank was removed by a previous owner?

Sorry.. bad attempt at humour

Maybe the switch is configured incorrectly, maybe ON is infact reserve by mistake?

Serendipity · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Karma :

I never dismantled the fuel tap on my Diversion to see the layout, but if it’s anything like the simple tap on an RXS100 the filter on the main inlet may have come off.

https://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd227/serendipity_uk/RXS100/IMGP7033.jpg

In this picture the longer filter tube had fallen out meaning that unfiltered fuel was passing into the tap regardless of tap position. In my case I noticed because my carb got blocked with specks of rust from the tank, but the effect would have been to fully drain the tank before reserve was even engaged.
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pinkyfloyd · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Karma :

Perhaps the reserve pipe is blocked with shit. It happens.
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Chris750 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 08 Oct 2009 Karma :

Are you sure you had it the right way and it wasn't on reserve to start with.

Some taps can be ambiguous which way they are pointing.

Try it on what you think is reserve to start with and see if it works that way around.

Maybe carry a jerry can with you when it starts getting really low so you don't get caught out again.
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Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

Had the same with mine, the pipe in the tank had fallen out of the tap. It's a push fit. If you shine a torch into the empty tank you will see the pipe sticking out of the tap or you will see where the pipe should be. Tank off, tap off, tank upside down and shake till pipe falls out, reassemble and refit.
Hope that helps.
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mossi123uk · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Karma :

Defonately sure i had it the right way this time because i ran out of fuel on it the other week while it was set to the reserve tank right next to a petrol station lol.

I never noticed any pipe sticking up in my tank maybe it has fallen through thanks for info

Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

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mossi123uk · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Karma :

Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

simplest remedy is to never run that low Wink

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mossi123uk · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Karma :

Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

If you where local I would show you the inside of my tank as a comparison but I am a bit far away in northampton. Will see if I can get a photo at the weekend and post it up.

sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

Right just rechecked Embarassed

sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

There is a reserve on the divvy just reserve/ prime/ and on

down = run

middle = prime

up = reserve

Very Happy

Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

No. Run, prime, reserve. Vacuum operated so will be off if the engine is not running

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Muscle Bike Rider · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2009 Karma :

94 divvy has reserve = up prime = middle towards ight, On is down.

No off position as its a vacum pump which only works with engine running after vacum is ceated hence why you can take tank off with tap turned on. 97 onwards had electic pumps fitted, unless your older model has had the electic pump mod done as they are notoriously bad starting if left to run dry with a vacum pump.
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Stalk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Karma :

mossi123uk · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Oct 2011 Karma :

defonately is a reserve on my bike, says so in the manual i got Smile

also i defonately had it on the right setting the thing i turn has 3 options to turn t
up = res
right = pri
down = on

Beelzebob · Spanner Monkey Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Karma :