R1150GS tank,fuel pump swap 2001-2003

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Hi a quick question for you:)
A mate:) is going to swap his fuel tank over
from a R1150GS 2001 to a R1150GS 2003 from a twinspark GS.
swapping complete with fuel pump etc


The question is :Although the tanks are a straight swap
are there any changes ,because it is from a later twin spark to single spark model.
ie any changes to the multiplugs or fuel pumps.
Many thanks,jason.;)
 
Anyone answer this for me please?
Don't want to order the seals etc if there is no need to gut the tanks.
Thanks
Reyno
 
On Saturday, I fitted the tank internals from my 1150 in to a GSA tank.

You'll need a load of small Jubilee clips. I used the type with the screw across the two faces rather than the worm drive type. size wise, mine had "11" stamped on them (11mm?).

Unbolt the round plate from the tank & disconnect the two hoses that come from the filler neck. Remove round plate, pump & fuel filter as one assembly. Note which hose goes where, then remove filler cap & filler neck.

Fit filler neck in to the new tank, the filler hole is oval with the oval at right angles to the tank & the plastic assembly attached to the filler neck pointing towards the rear of the tank. Stick hand up inside tank via round hole & pull the two hoses in to place, insert pump & filter assembly & attach the two hoses to the relevent spigots on the round plate using new retaining clips. Very lightly grease the large O'ring before tightening up the 5mm nylocs - use a tiny dab of copperslip or similar on the threads as they're prone to rusting. Don't overtighten them, I used a nut spinner only.

There's an O'ring beneath the filler cap/neck assembly, buy a new one in advance as they're prone to stretching & impossible to fit back in to place. They're only £1.06 new. Re-fit tank as normal. You can stretch the O'ring over the top of the filler neck, you don't have to disconnect hoses etc.

My GSA tank was bone dry, I put exactly 5 litres in & rode 1 mile slowly to the nearest fuel station where I managed to put another 27 litres in? Mind you, I'd already drilled a 6mm hole in the filler neck that allows trapped air to vent & another 1.5 litres of fuel to be squeezed in.
 
nearly 32 litres, then Steve......That closely matches my fill-up yesterday at 31.6 litres. Mind you, I'd not run it dry beforehand so I must have been running on fumes.....
 
- one might have Q/D connectors and the other hose clips-

apart from that, straight swop .
 
Thanks all, Steve thanks for the stripdown routine i was trying to avoid it if it was'nt necessary..........it's not, sorted.
Cheers
Reyno
 

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