canisterectomy How?

[brownie]

Check. quick-disconnect (QD’s) on fuel lines to TANK…..on right side I think….it is not the canisterectomy…..

 

[GTRider]

Canisterectomy question

I've had two 1150RT's, both with their charcoal canisters removed. With both bikes, the garage often smells of gasoline. Is that typical after a canisterectomy or should I try harder to find a gasoline leak. I've looked and felt everywhere and haven't found a leak.

Al

Yes, typical. The vapors that were being trapped by the cannister are now venting directly to atmosphere. That’s a bit of a problem if you have an ignition source- water heater, natural gas or propane heater or torch, etc in the garage area.

Best,
DeVern

 

[pauls1150]

I don't believe it's "typical" unless the change was sloppy, meaning all remaining lines either capped (especially at the throttle bodies!) or plugged.
Third oilhead and no gas smell in the garage unless I seriously over-fill the tank (some gas comes out the overflow hose).

 

[lkchris]

Better question than how is ... why?

Canister is not a performance detraction.

Taking stuff off your motorcycle does not make you special.

People have been laughing at "pollution crap" since the 1970s. Today that's tiresome.

Might be nice to not have gasoline fumes in your garage.

 

[PGlaves]

Better question than how is ... why?

Canister is not a performance detraction.

Taking stuff off your motorcycle does not make you special.

People have been laughing at "pollution crap" since the 1970s. Today that's tiresome.

Might be nice to not have gasoline fumes in your garage.

Occasionally liquid fuel will be sucked from the tank into the canister. This damages the charcoal and it gets sucked from the canister into the throttle bodies. That is the mess folks try to avoid by removing the canister. It is of course illegal but so are loud pipes and other things that no US Attorney becomes aware of. Most vehicle inspectors don't know whether a canister is supposed to be installed or not. They mostly just check lights and the horn and don't enforce Federal environmental rules in any event.

 

[omega man]

When are they going to have emission control on those rockets they keep firing off?

















OM

 

[GTRider]

Occasionally liquid fuel will be sucked from the tank into the canister. This damages the charcoal and it gets sucked from the canister into the throttle bodies. That is the mess folks try to avoid by removing the canister. It is of course illegal but so are loud pipes and other things that no US Attorney becomes aware of. Most vehicle inspectors don't know whether a canister is supposed to be installed or not. They mostly just check lights and the horn and don't enforce Federal environmental rules in any event.

So, a better option might be just putting a replaceable inline fuel filter in the vacuum line between canister and intake? That should resolve the issue, at least up to the point where the charcoal in the canister becomes a solid lump from over fueling.

I got tired of walking into my garage filled with gasoline fumes after filling my sans-canister R1100RSL and parking it in the garage overnight in preparation for an early departure. Without the cannister, the fumes exuded as the fuel warmed and sat vented to atmosphere and left me wondering wondering if they’d someday detonate.

Best,
DeVern

 

[pauls1150]

Interesting idea, that... but the vacuum hoses are tiny, and I've never seen a filter small enough that would plug in. (If there is one, note the orientation before installation. Also note that, if you have your gas water heater in the garage, it's required to be some distance up off the floor... 18"?)
But removing the system also slightly improves the vacuum by eliminating the hoses' and canister volume.

 

[pauls1150]

OM - Somebody keeps stealing their catalytic converters...!

 

[fbt80]

Who ever drops their bikes (other than me)?

Backing down parking lots that ramp upwards and over filled luggage...3x