Nice vid. You re-attached the fuel filter correctly but your sharpie arrow is pointing in the opposite direction of which the fuel actually flows. Unless you meant “flows” into and your indicating with the arrow the end of the filter which receives fuel. The OEM Mahle filter has an arrow indicating flow (the opposite of your arrow), just in case there’s any confusion out there. Your vid saved me from shipping back my after market filter as your hose hack for bulking up the diameter, looks like a sound way to keep it from bouncing around inside the plastic harness. As good a hack as the safety wire move if you ask me. Thanks!

Just wanted to compliment you on all of your videos. I love them... Great job!!

That was a great job, I wish I had you on my racing team, I grew up in a shop before EE, got my motorcycle license at 14. Like your videos. 73''s from talladega speedway.

Same thing happened to on my ST2 in the middle of nowhere! Fortunately the farmers house who’s house I broke down in front of had Teflon tape, wrap the O-ring with Teflon tape a little film oil snapped right on in! Next time I pull mine apart I’m gonna do the safety wire thing great idea!!

My 2006 ST3 just died on me on the highway at 60 miles an hour with out a beet of pre warning. I was convinced it was an electrical problem as it died so suddenly and refused to even fart while turning over. i have had the bike since 2007 and always ran prfect with over 60,000 miles on it. I have alwayd done my own mainteance and thought it was time to visit a Ducati shop and have them take a look After watching your video i checked my fuel line in the tank and discovered it had slipped off. Reconnected it and now rums pefect again. the next time I replace the fuel filter I will saftey wire it as well. Thanks a lot you made my Week!

@docimastic

2 ай бұрын

This video is exceptionally good and exceptionally helpful. Just got an ST4 was a new fuel pump, but it's not installed yet.... So this will really help me know which hoses to check if they are not new, and also which hoses connect where. I had to get the three flange nuts, two from one dealer and one from another. With shipping cost me about $60 total! Obviously the shipping was more than the flange nuts. Anyway, I want to thank you for taking the time and effort to make and publish this video. And yes the hack is nice! Thanks again, David

Hi From the UK! Great video as always, and Robert is indeed your mother's brother. Good work!

Great Video! Couldn't find one like this, working on exact problem, 2004 Ducati 749.. Thank you - Saved me a big mechanic bill.

Good video. First time Ducati owner. Just picked up a 996s. Same problem. You helped me big time. Thanks.

Thnx for posting, going to be doing the belt on an 01' 916 st4 in a bit, and the vid id a great help.. gonna make a 7/8 specialty tool today.. I've got a crank tool avail from a duc mechanic i know, but he works on 2valvers mostly.. this fuel pump vid takes a lot of the apprehension away as well, hope mine has a tank lid holder like yours, it's great..

Good video. I learned a lot from the video and the comments section. I'll be doing this job soon and feel more comfortable now with the whole process. I do most of my own wrenching. Good work.

Thanks! This video helped a LOT when I replaced the fuel pump and filter in my ST4.

Love your work no fancy tools great job /Garry /Ireland

Learning so much from watching these great videos

Interesting point about the high pressure line inside the tank. Vibration + pressure = possibility of popping the line off the smooth, unbulged, nipple. I'm putting a new fuel pump + fuel filter on my 2006 S2R 1000, and really like this video. Thanks.

I know that 'immediate' sensation when this happens the second time--it happened on my 848. I upgraded my clamps and all is good now inside my tank. Regarding the safety wire, I used this tactic on my shift mechanism inside the alternator-side crankcase cover, which kept mis-aligning and locking up. I safety-wired the two bolts together that hold the mechanism in place and that fixed the problem...

Great fix Dean, like the idea of the safety wire too, you make it look so easy, keep up the good work :)

That was interesting. Great fix Dino, may apply to other bikes as well. It is a great thing we can say we love our bike. I’ve had many, and still do, the one I love the most is my Victory Gunner.

Will do same job on my 1997 st2 next week ..thanks for interesting tutorial

Love this bike, more of it please...

Thanks for the video, it really helped a lot!!

Great show man. Thanks

This was a big help. Thank you.

@HackaweekTV

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you! Same issue on my st3.

Your most recent video u deleted was great I enjoyed it fixing the phonograph I was watching before you deleted it

Back before Bob was born, Nortons had a petcock with one fuel line to the carbs, screw adjustable tappets, points, and centrifugal advance timing. To go anywhere, a man kicked the start lever. Now a days, gravity isn't reliable so we need electric fuel pumps. And $500 igniter boxes to spark. Complexifcation is our problem in a nutshell. I guess you’re young and flexible enough to adjust. Carry on.

The fuel filter plugged up and the line blew off the pump on my ST2 , at only 130.000. Miles I was completely baffled !!😄😄😄😄😄😄 sold my bike with 205.000 on it , hope the guy puts a filter on it !!! 😎😎😎😎😎🍺🍺🍺. Bill wired the hose on so it won't just quit next. Time 🍺🍺 only time I was stranded in 435.000 miles with my 3 ducatis! !

Thanks for the excellent detailed photos of the filter .pump connections also the tip to listen for pump priming on ignition I was contemplating Hari Kari until I found your site Bikes running Again sanity restored The bike is worth it mine is 20 years old you have produced a detail that puts the H..... Manual to shame derek

Nifty, mate. Nifty.

why was there a sharp tool used to prise out the base plate .. this can cause sharp marks on the alloy base plate ..importand as there is the groove for the sealing ring that needs to be taken care on. instead to use a sharp screw driver - use the screws that hold the base blate in place (or even additional longer ones..) - undo the factory screws on the base plate and reposition them into the three threaded holes there in the fuelpump baseplate - turn the screws in equally, it will lift out the baseplate from its seat ..

Smashing that bell, xD!!

Thanks for the video. Are you available for 1 on 1 instruction? I have a 1999 ST4 but I’m just learning to fix it up to run again.

Great video, would love to see more videos on this bike! Are you going to customize it some more?

@888jannn

3 жыл бұрын

Nice job....👏👏👏👏

The main advantage to the spring clamps is they are constant tension and cant loosen over time (though ive never had an issue with a normal hose clamp loosening)

@larslarsman

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting point, thanks.

Hi from France. Very Nice transformation of your st3... I just bought a st3s also .. and I want it naked as yours. Questions: how do you manage for the water cooler tank and for the battery ? And for all those electric wires wich were display in the nose.. heavy questions for me. Thank you very much if you can help. Regards. Luc

why does the "flow arrow" applied on the filter point against the flow direction ?

How do you know which way the hoses connect back to the tank, the "M" and "R" marked lines? Looks like it wont matter the way its connected to the fuel injectors

I wonder if the vibration introduced to the fuel filter is what caused the other side to come off the unbarbed side? If that was the case, you eliminated the problem with your fuel hose cushion for the filter. :)

If my fuel pump isn't turning on and my relay is clicking, do you think it could be the relay or the pump? would a bad fuel pump cause the relay to click?

Hate it when older bikes don't utilise dry break connectors, makes pulling the take a PITA. I retro fitted a couple of Jiffy-tite quick connect dry breaks on my last bike that didn't have them (old VFR800).

Whatever happened to the scrambler???

Apreciate your videos , small question , two fuel lines wich one goes to the right & wich to the left ?

@HackaweekTV

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it matters as they are in a loop.

@josvanderhoven5446

4 жыл бұрын

@@HackaweekTV thanks !

@gunterweniger8019

4 жыл бұрын

out is marked "out" on the base plate .. facing visible from underneath in is marked as "in" on the baseplate, again visible from underneath the tank .. workshop book for 888, 916 superbike as well as for ST4 mentions that fuel from the port marked "out" on the baseplate should flow to vertical cylinder first .. hose should have a indication ring labeled 'M' .. return should come from horizontal cylinder, hose should have a ring labeled 'R' and fuel should go to the port labeled "in" back into the tank (and should settle within the air separator canister (white plastic piece seen in video)

i am rebuilding an old snortin norton 850

Oh how I hate that o-ring. I did my fuel filter this spring and used vaseline for lube but it was still stubborn. After a certain amount of frustration I went into HULK SMASH mode and just shoved that pain in the ass in. I have not burst into flames as of yet so I guess I didnt screw the o-ring up.

Hello I have a problem because the bike Aldo Catati did not find a solution for it. Where the road suffocates and loses its speed and ignites a bulb ➿

use 3 x6mm bolts to remove pump flange instead..

I had trouble with the fuel sender unit in my Holden Commodore when I used submersible fuel hose in it,firstly, the top barb was too sharp,there was too much of a kink on that end which eventually caused it to split & because it's spring loaded inside the tank, it compresses down by about an inch,so I think the bend radius of hose got exceeded & the outer sheath of the hose also split on it,no one has ever told me about bend radii for submersible fuel hose , here's the fuel sender unit I'm talking about :- scontent.fsyd7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14568126_548160398706964_8680582590599003270_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyd7-1.fna&oh=a592776acb1c963feb394cbfc0e8deb5&oe=5D175093 I did file the barb down with a file & shorten the fuel hose by 20mm, I've heard of it being done before in a BA model Ford Falcon XR6 turbo car,they did a fuel pump upgrade with submersible rubber hose & said that it must be straight when submersed in fuel,note I'm talking about Australian cars here because that's where I live. I did fit another fuel sender unit as I was unsure on my way home when I was working, it was a hot 42°C day in January,it was actually the inlet snorkel on the Chevy LS1 which heated up & came loose, the car was bucking,stalling & carrying on,it did it the next day with the new fuel sender unit & all I could do was tighten the pipe clamps up,the engine bay got that hot that the plastic softened & moved on the MAF meter & throttle body,causing an air leak. What I'm saying, is it's made me a bit afraid to use that submersible rubber hose again,it is supposed to be resistant to pure methanol & E85 fuel, I've been using it in E10 fuel,the fuel pump in mine isn't OEM rather a Bosch copy which is used in a lot of the Korean cars & the Jeep,it is very similar looking to the Ducati pump. I was thinking of putting it back in & using this PTFE fuel line if I'm still afraid :- www.efihardware.com/images/4855/Submersible-Flex-Fuel-Hose-E85-Compatible-150mm-Long.jpg The fuel pump & regulator is still o.k. I've bought an adonized AN6 barbed fitting & I'm planning on buying a couple of elbows & a quick connect male fitting so it can plug into the OEM fuel connector, I've seen people drill a hole into the top plate of the sender unit & fit the AN6 fittings where running the rubber fuel line on the original barb can be a problem on the pump outlet fitting,so I want to do that ! I may give the rubber hose another chance,as long as it's straight !

Hi, could you share with me, the origins of your front headlight fairing? Thanks David

@HackaweekTV

2 жыл бұрын

From a Ducati Monster

Excuse my ignorance, but how are the electrical components not exposed to fuel, given they are bare within the tank? I mean I get it if it has it's own sealed compartment within the tank, and its just a location thing, but the little tea bag type filter looks exposed so thats what im not getting, does fuel pass through that?

@HackaweekTV

4 ай бұрын

Glad to answer. They are all exposed to fuel. This is a common way to have an in tank fuel pump. Almost all cars on the road have pumps in the tank. They are brushless motors, no sparks.

I pulled the fuel filter out of the tank and externally put it inline so I don’t have to remove the pump assembly from the tank to change it.

@HackaweekTV

Жыл бұрын

I get why you did that but you could possibly end up with junk getting in the fuel pump with no filter BEFORE the pump.

@user-se7vt5ow4e

Жыл бұрын

@@HackaweekTV I first did this on my 97 gs 1100 and have been doing it ever since. I just feel it is much more likely that a filter will clog up rather than a fuel pump. I guess I may have been lucky all these years as I have never had a fuel pump fail.

I had the same stupid thing happen to my 2009 Ducati 848...smh

Bobs ya uncle

Where does one buy submersible fuel line?

@HackaweekTV

2 жыл бұрын

I bought it at Advance Auto Parts.

@HammerofGod777

2 жыл бұрын

@@HackaweekTV Thank you for your reply.

Putting the wire on mate sounds like belt and braces to me!!! or as some would say over kill!!

How about some big bikes ?

@artmchugh5644

4 жыл бұрын

MC Fuller 944 is a big bike !! 😄😄😄😄

With all respect I am always skeptical when people modify original designs to "improve" them. I guess Ducati designers are not idiots and the bike has been tested and re-tested. I have a ST4 since 20 years and done maintenance always by myself: never had the problem of the pump line getting loose. I would suspect an improper assembly at the start. A proper assembly would be the right "fix" in my humble view. If the naughty line was as loose as to leave the joint, it would not be tight, so the wire would keep it in place, but would not help tightness. One more comment: drilling the assembly when already complete? Argh! I would have removed all bits to be safe and clean. Having said this, to remove the assembly from the tank, instead of prying it with a flat screwdrivers, there are three threaded holes that can be used with bolts as extractors.

P S did you get to meet the Farmers daughter?

@HackaweekTV

6 ай бұрын

Nope

Smaller fuel filter not original means restriction on flow in my opinion....

@m.redleg252

6 жыл бұрын

Had one in my tank for 2 years without an issue.

@panikrev175

6 жыл бұрын

The inlet of the filter and pump outlet are the same size. How is it any more of a restriction?

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes

6 жыл бұрын

because when you push fluid thru an open hole, you have same flow- then when you try and jam it thru lets say 3 sq inches of fine gauge mesh vs 1.5 inches of filter material, thats where the flow probs arise! that cheap steel NAPA filter was designed for carburated lawn tractors, do you really think it strains the particles down to the same degree of clean as the correct filter? I mean a person only changes the fuel filter in the tank every year or two, is saving 15 or 20 bucks in that time frame worth possibly clogging injectors?

@panikrev175

6 жыл бұрын

Eclidean A 5/16” ID fuel line has an cross sectional area of about 0.3066 sq/inches. Doesn’t matter the size of the canister; restrictions are caused by the narrowest cross-section in the line.

@DeanSegovis

6 жыл бұрын

I think I'll do a tear down video of the Mahle KL145 filter (10 micron 80 PSI) VS the NAPA 3032 filter (20 micron 60 psi) and see the difference. My bike runs just fine with the 3032 and as I said in the video, the previous owner installed it. I just wanted to get the job done so I left it in there. Not a big deal to change it at a later date.

@5:18 Im cringing! LOL after you remove the 3 nuts, you then screw 3 - 6mm bolts into the threaded holes next to where the nuts came off and slowly carefully tighten each one a little at a time to coax the fuel plate off the bottom - altho yours was recently off,lubed and loose most of the time they are stuck and if any "Bubba the Shade-Tree Mechanic" tries to pry it loose with a flat blade you will break the cast aluminum bottom plate and then youre screwed! Haha

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes

6 жыл бұрын

Someone? (possibly you?) replaced the proper fuel filter with a generic steel one from an auto-parts store- with all the Ethanol in the gas now that filter will corrode and rust over time - which also explains why the filter doesnt fit it's clamp mount properly- the correct Mahle filter is only $30 or less......

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes

6 жыл бұрын

The hose I buy for this is from a Marine/boat place, it's fuel and ethanol free- most crap you buy at NAPA or Autozone isnt fuel and ethanol proof on the OUTER casing, only on the inner- the marine stuff is about $6/ft - you can change ALL the Fuel line on pretty much any Ducati with 5ft or less

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes

6 жыл бұрын

Final thought: on YOUR bike the silicone lube is super helpful, but on any car or bike with an O2 sensor (yours doesnt have one) never use silicone based anything on any part of the fuel or intake as it will fuck up the O2 sensor - (this includes using silicone based gasket sealer on the intake manifolds) for those vehicles, use regular wheel bearing grease-

@m.redleg252

6 жыл бұрын

MANY people have used that Napa fuel filter since its only about $5. I had one in my tank for over 2 years with no issues at all.

@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes

6 жыл бұрын

Just because you CAN doesnt mean you should? This is a Ducati, not a Briggs & Stratton - as a lifelong collector, restorer and admirer of all things Ducati, somethings you just dont cut corners on, and the micron-mesh screening in the factory filter is much finer than that tractor-style crap from the autoparts store- Your bike - do what you want, injectors are $200-400 each, depending on your model - and I just bought a ST-2 with the same Napa POS filter, from a guy cheap cause it wouldnt run and the injectors were so clogged they had to be replaced..........