Yeah, welcome to my world!
I have not tested it yet, but since I need the room for a Rostra CC, and two Stebel compressors I'm determined to get rid of that canister that wasn't supposed to be on my bike in the first place . I'm going to plug the "green line" and put a breather type filter on the "blue line". I'll let you know how it works but it might be a few days.
Well I ended up plugging the green hose and putting a breather type filter on the blue hose. The bike seems to
run just as before with these changes and without the canister.
OH Crap, I think that was me. So I didn't get back to that post?..sorry I thought I did.
Has anyone removed the separator and associated plumbing? I would like to install Zteve's heat shield without modification.
Mark
I'm no engineer, but I really didn't see anything (other than an insignificant weight increase) that the California
emission equipment might do hurt performance.
...... I'd be concerned about the different ecu that CA bikes, nothing they do helps, only hurts performance.Hmmm..first I've heard of that on the C14, perhaps even more reason I should get the Guhl reflash.
I didn't get a reply to my question about removing the separator. I have the bike apart now to easily remove it. So I will ask again. Has anyone removed the separator and associated plumbing that can offer advice?
Mark
Related issue: I'm an Oregon resident in the market for a 2012 C14. Is there an easy way to know if a bike has California smog equipment?There is a letter in the product number to indicate it but I'd have to look it up to tell you.
Hmmm..first I've heard of that on the C14, perhaps even more reason I should get the Guhl reflash.Maybe Guhl can answer what is different about the two:
Hmmm..first I've heard of that on the C14, perhaps even more reason I should get the Guhl reflash.
Sorry I can't help marku8a, I left mine there thinking it didn't hurt performance and might even help MPG
(in theory, not measurably). Hopefully someone has made that mod. Good luck with your heat shield install.
Not even in theory. It simply adsorbs fuel vapors, it does not return them to the tank as liquid fuel.
Actually it doesn't. Vapor recovery is vapor only, not liquid fuel. If it becomes saturated to the point of having liquid fuel in it, it needs to be replaced as does whatever caused the condition.
These canisters store vapors when the engine is not running. With the engine running, the vapors are sucked out and returned to the engine to be burned. Fuel vapor recovery 101.
Related issue: I'm an Oregon resident in the market for a 2012 C14. Is there an easy way to know if a bike has California smog equipment?When new yes, simply reach in under where the right side glove box would be if Kawasaki had decided to put one on each
...... Liquid fuel is caught by a vapor separator and returned to the fuel tank."
Mark
Agreed with you. The part I want to remove is the "separator" which is a different component than the canister. All hoses upstream of the canister connect to the separator. There is a "return line" that runs from the separator back to the gas tank. From the owner manual section 10 page 144...
"3. Evaporative Emission Control System (California)
Vapors caused by fuel evaporation in the fuel system are not vented into the atmosphere. Instead, fuel vapors are routed into the running engine to be burned, or stored in a canister when the engine is stopped. Liquid fuel is caught by a vapor separator and returned to the fuel tank."
Mark