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From: bikerbetty on 15 Apr 2010 04:11 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:hq5o3j$5tl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > On most things with a fuel pump there are two things: > 1/ *never* run out of fuel (yeah, yeah, best intentions & all that...) and > 2/ run a filter between source and pump inlet (not always practical. > Cheers > > -- > Posted at www.usenet.com.au Princess Paranoid (that's me) has never ever run out of fuel (touch wood.) I think I probably drive people nuts on long trips by making sure I fill up every 250kms, and topping up sooner than that if I'm not sure how far to the next fuel stop. I guess the 20 litre tank on the GS500 spoiled me a bit - the SV's 17 litre tank seems miniscule. Update: new fuel pump installed, wallet emptied. New Harley ordered (just kidding) betty
From: Fulliautomatix on 15 Apr 2010 05:37 Diogenes wrote: > > No, but you may be being unrealistic in a consumer age where planned > obselescence is the name of the game. Exactly...the aim of good product engineering is to have something last just beyond the warranty period before failing It also helps if the cost of replacing 'it' (or repairing if you must) is small enough compared to the product value that no one complains about this event
From: Jordan on 15 Apr 2010 06:34 Fulliautomatix wrote: >..the aim of good product engineering is to have something last > just beyond the warranty period before failing > That would be a shameful policy, and hopefully not true. Another view is that, with a new product, an unexpected failure is more likely to happen early on in its life, so a warranty can be short but the life of product long. The only time a buyer has any sway is before commitment to buy. We should get as much information as possible before signing anything, as regards real cost of ownership. They have the answers, although they may not want to tell you so early! Jordan
From: TimC on 15 Apr 2010 08:26 On 2010-04-15, bikerbetty (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: > every 250kms, and topping up sooner than that if I'm not sure how far to the > next fuel stop. I guess the 20 litre tank on the GS500 spoiled me a bit - You too, eh? Last trip back from Sydney saw me doing 3.7L/100km too (cold weather, engine ran well). -- TimC "It was eleven more than necessary." -- Jacques Anquetil, after winning a cycling race by twelve seconds
From: hippo on 15 Apr 2010 18:13
bikerbetty wrote: > > > "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in > message news:hq5o3j$5tl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > > On most things with a fuel pump there are two things: > > 1/ *never* run out of fuel (yeah, yeah, best intentions & all that...) and > > 2/ run a filter between source and pump inlet (not always practical. > > Cheers > > > > -- > > Posted at www.usenet.com.au > > Princess Paranoid (that's me) has never ever run out of fuel (touch wood.) I > think I probably drive people nuts on long trips by making sure I fill up > every 250kms, and topping up sooner than that if I'm not sure how far to the > next fuel stop. I guess the 20 litre tank on the GS500 spoiled me a bit - > the SV's 17 litre tank seems miniscule. > > Update: new fuel pump installed, wallet emptied. New Harley ordered (just > kidding) > > betty > > > > Maybe you just got a bad pump. Hopefully the new one'll be better behaved. Cheers -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |