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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:25 am Post subject: "Quick Disconnects"? On DB5 |
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I was doing a bit of post ride fettling today and tried to remove the fuel tank on my DB5R.
I consider myself fairly competent with wrenches, and everything was going smoothly until I got to the so called "quick disconnect" fuel line fittings. I could not for the life of me figure out how to get those buggers apart!
Can someone please clue me in to the secret to these buggers?
BTW, the bike ran great the whole trip butt every now and then when cruising along at around 4k rpm it would "drop a shot", so to speak. Just a momentary skip in the gitalong, a dip in the tacho, and then back to business as usual. A little disconcerting, butt never escalating to anything else. _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
1965 Triumph T100SC |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:44 am Post subject: |
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I've never seen a db5 but on a 749R the dicconnect fittings have a kind of a slide on them. Can't remember if you have to pull the slide or push the slide and then pull the fitting apart. _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:08 am Post subject: |
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I've pushed, pulled and twisted and nothing seems to do anything! _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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1965 Triumph T100SC |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3769 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Actually i was wrong with my earlier post, i remember now. If yours is the same as in the pic below... squeeze the sides where it is thin and then wiggle it off.
_________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I've had the tank off my Db6 and Db5.....and I simply pulled the connecters after looking long and hard for a slide, a clip, a twist or whatever....they seem to just simply pull off...pretty sure thats what the manual says also........... |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Heres the connecters on my DB6
Dont ask me whats going on with the ally plug on the return hose...it was like that when I took it off the bike.......Db5 had 2 normal connecters...both push fitted into the tank..........and both a simple "pull" to remove from the tank |
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2bims
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:37 am Post subject: |
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I've sent you the workshop manual part spike via email....that shows which parts of the connectrs stay in the tank and which part stay on the hose....simply says "disconnect" |
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CNC
Joined: 19 Jul 2013 Posts: 257 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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On mine you must pull (lift) the red safety ring first and then you can pull whole thing out... _________________ Bimota DB7, Bimota DB5 Mille, Ducati 916, Ducati M900, Benelli Tornado Tre |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, I guess I just didn't pull hard enough! I was tugging on them pretty good, too. I have seen so many reports of the connectors on BMWs breaking that I was a little cautious about that...... _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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1965 Triumph T100SC |
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spidermaan
Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 92 Location: nord-east Italy
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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I confirm, pull the red ring meanwhile you pull the fuel line.
My DB5 didn't work very well when I changed the exhaust system without change the map in ECU. After that I noted the engine works better with the fuel with more octanes (here in Italy we have Shell V-power). _________________ http://bcomebimota.blogspot.it/ |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:36 am Post subject: |
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Ok, I pulled the tank today to do the valves and one line would not budge, finally the line pulled off next to the Oetker clip, the other line came off ok at the quick release. The right side fitting just will not budge!
An old friend who is a long tome Ducati wrench is coming over tomorrow to check the clearances with me, then I have to figure out how to get all of this stuff back together again! _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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1965 Triumph T100SC |
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SpikeC
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:31 am Post subject: |
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I had to pull things apart again, and this time the male end of one side broke off. I am not finding anything like these parts on the interwebs.
does anyone have any idea where these thing come from? _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
1965 Triumph T100SC |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:31 am Post subject: |
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I had to pull things apart again, and this time the male end of one side broke off. I am not finding anything like these parts on the interwebs.
does anyone have any idea where these thing come from? _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
2008 Bimota DB5R
1965 Triumph T100SC |
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SpikeC
Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Posts: 450 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:10 am Post subject: |
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is the plate on the bottom of the tank the same as that on Ducatis? _________________ Spike C.
Portland, Oregon, USA
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1965 Triumph T100SC |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:14 am Post subject: |
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I'll pop into my local Ducati Dealer today and ask them with the aid of the photos for you........... |
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