bandit 600 fuel system...been butchered..

[mysterious_rider]

bandit 600 (1996)

Hi guys, been looking over the fuel system on the bandit, and it runs pretty badly.

Looks like there is no vacuum pump thing, there is a thin vacuum tube, and it leads into a nib on the top of ONE of the carbs, the other carbs have the same nib, but are all covered up with rubber caps.

Noticed on ebay I'm missing a vacuum thingymabobby.
is there a diagram on how it's all supposed to go together?

At the moment it takes about a minute of holding the starter button even before the engine wants to start...

cheers

[2 litre]

[mysterious_rider]

basically there are like vacuum feed pump things on ebay, but mines lacking this.

All mine has, is a tube going to ONE of the carbs. Isnt it supposed to split off into four and go to all four carbs? Cheers.

[2 litre]

[stonesie]

[Pete.]

There are four vacuum take-offs, one on each carb, for balancing the carbs. Three should be capped, the fourth should have a small hose connected to the fuel tap, which provides a vacuum signal and turns on the fuel when the engine is running.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[mysterious_rider]

Cheers guys all is perfect then! Does it have to be any carb in particular? At the moment it's on the far right hand side one.

Just looked bodged with the blank off tubes having screws in , bike has been running quite badly so ordered new plugs. Will see how it goes. Thanks again.

[hazza]

Check the exhaust for leaks. My collector box was leaky and it ran like death.

Harry.
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[Vincent]

[mysterious_rider]

Yeah the exhaust headers are completely fooked. Gotta get a new system for sure!!

Cheers for the info guys, v helpful.