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Offline Oddjob

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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2026, 04:37:32 PM »
I think someone has fitted a vacuum fuel tap, maybe the tank was changed for a later design and the old tap didn’t fit. It looks as though to get the tap to work they fitted a vac gauge adapter into the vac screw fitting and used that for the fuel tap. The other pipes look standard. Has the fuel tap got one or two fuel pipe outlets?
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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2026, 10:51:07 PM »
I’ve just ordered a new tap 16950-461-771 this has one outlet this should fit on the large hose just not sure what to do with the other two

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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #17 on: Today at 12:28:38 AM »
Looking at the parts list you appear to be missing a part described as an auto fuel cock part number 16970-460-731. This acts like a vacuum operated fuel tap in that it only allows fuel to flow when the engine is running. The brass nozzle is the vacuum take off, your missing the pipe. The other 2 fuel lines connect to this auto fuel cock and a final pipe connects that to the fuel tap.

Post a full pic of the carb bank so we can see if it’s missing.
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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #18 on: Today at 11:49:12 AM »
i have attached the rubber hose I have so you can see its quite long, the model of bike is CB650 USA I think its a gravity feed version Thanks again for your help

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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #19 on: Today at 11:50:54 AM »
wont let me add a picture now says error 500 ?

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Re: Help with Card fuel lines and other
« Reply #20 on: Today at 12:29:47 PM »
It's kinda within an interim period, during which they were putting vacuum actuator to close the fuel supply when the engine wasn't running.

Quite simple in that there's the normal selecting tap, but also a means of stopping the fuel with a vacuum operated diaphragm. That just opens supply only with motor running and you don't have to remember to switch tap off during non running.

It will work with both fuel pipes T'd  together and connected to the tap you've ordered. Then the vacuum pipe (looks like the brass one in your images) would need to be closed.

Of course, you'll need to just switch fuel on and off manually in that configuration.