Fuel Filter Vapor lock?
Q. I installed an aftermarket filter on my ’97F. It’s a glass one with replaceable element from Pep Boys ($10). I notice that it doesn’t usually fill up with fuel. Sometimes it does, but more often it just has a little in the bottom and you can see it trickle in the top as the bike is running. That’s my first question – why doesn’t it fill up, located under the tank as it is? About 400 miles into my Saturday ride this weekend, I hit reserve. Pulled off to go to a gas station about ten miles later. Waiting at the stop light, the bike dies and it won’t restart. I push it off to the side, pop the gas cap and shake the bike around to see if I can hear any fuel in there. I do hear some sloshing, then the filter starts filling up. Then, of course, the bike started. What was going on?
