So, being new to the riding thing, I'm having a blast.
My lean-fu is strong, my shift-fu is strong, and now my switch-to-reserve-on-the-fly fu is strong too.
But the thing is, when the main tank runs out, the engine starts sputtering and has no power... but it stays like that for much longer than I expect. Today I wanted to see how far it would go, several blocks, and it didn't die...
I figured that when the main tank runs dry, then the feed tube will run dry, then the carb float bowls will run dry... and the engine should stop dead.
Is there some reason the engine still has enough fuel at the end of the main tank to allow it to stagger along for a while?
I'm glad for it, but I'd like to hear the answer if someone knows before I tear apart the tank to find out.
My lean-fu is strong, my shift-fu is strong, and now my switch-to-reserve-on-the-fly fu is strong too.
But the thing is, when the main tank runs out, the engine starts sputtering and has no power... but it stays like that for much longer than I expect. Today I wanted to see how far it would go, several blocks, and it didn't die...
I figured that when the main tank runs dry, then the feed tube will run dry, then the carb float bowls will run dry... and the engine should stop dead.
Is there some reason the engine still has enough fuel at the end of the main tank to allow it to stagger along for a while?
I'm glad for it, but I'd like to hear the answer if someone knows before I tear apart the tank to find out.