A Way around the VT1100 Fuel Pump problem 

I was just going to replace the fuel pump.but when I heard you changed the coils to accell I got excited and decided to do the same thanks.love the way you fucking talk right up my alley.keep up the good work

Glad to have ran across your video...my VT1100 has been collecting dust waiting on me to spend the $$$$ on an over priced pump. But it looks like ill be going to my local NAPA..THANKS

Brand goddamn new. LOL, reminds my dad and my uncle talking back in the shop. We had a heavy equipment business back in the 50's and 60's. A whole bunch of knuckle busting and cursing the manufacturers of whatever it was they were working on.

You nailed it man! Franks bro', you crack me up! Please make some more Shadow video's !!

This was the only problem i was having with my bike and i couldn't figure out any solution so thanks alot man.

Brother I love your vids man I have a 86 vt1100 im trying to get back right and your helping me a ton thank for all the help man.

Brother I love your videos good commentary good information etc. I have a 2000 Honda shadow 1100 C3 everything was running fine until I had a small oil leak from the guide plug that has now been fixed gaskets were changed etc. before when I used to ride my bike I would punch it first gear second gear their gear fourth gear fifth gear etc. lots of power in between, no since this has been fixed the rev limiter kicks in this never happened before? What is going on? And what could it B and what could i do to fix it? Fuel filter was changed prior to this, air filter was changed prior to this new plugs were changed prior to this

Love your videos. will that pump work for a vt700c 1986. tired of cheap junk on ebay.

My fuel pump went out on my 99 Shadow Aero 1100 and was wondering if the Posi-Flo that u installed would work as well for my bike?

hey dawino, love your channel man. Keep up the great work. Your videos have saved me tons of money and time so thanks. Wanted to ask a question about my motorcycle. I've got an '86 Yamaha Fazer with a 700cc Gensis motor. It still has the stoke colis on it and was thinking about replacing coils and wanted your opinion as to which one you'd use? Thanks again.

I got this same pump after seeing your video and am putting it in the same place. I've got some questions I hope you have time to answer: The connectors that come with this pump, a metal filter for the inlet and a metal connector for the out: They screw in about half way before they're tight. I measured the threads and it appears they're tapered. That's pretty weird. Did you experience the same thing or did you replace the connectors with others? If so, what did you replace them with? The metal filter for the fuel-in side makes the pump just long enough that I have to modify the metal cover over the toolbox in order to accommodate the pump and fuel line. Pretty annoying. Also, your videos are awesome and have been extremely helpful to me while re-building my 96 Honda Shadow VT1100C. Thanks!

'01 shadow spirit 1100. when I turn the ignition key on, I don't hear any sound from the fuel pump. is this an issue at all for performance...... what is approx. the rpm red line on these 1100 vtwins....jim...........

Man your videos have been super helpful but I have a question for ya...I recently bought a 95 shadow vt1100. When I took the air box off it was about 3/4 of the way full of oil, does this bike have an oil bath system on it or is something going on that shouldn't be???

Hey have a prob with my 88 dual carb vt1100. It's puffin fuel vapor out of front carb. Any ideas? It ran great then did this on ride still rode home on one cylinder ,plugs changed, carbs cleand,full tank,bypassed fuel pump ran it gravity feed, choke on or off, pulled exhaust made sure not clogged ,ran same

Check out the airtex fuel pump for an 85 honda prelude. Has the in and out on the same side of the pump. Will even bolt up to a goldwing in the stock bolt position. its 4-6psi as well.

very helpful. ....thanks

dawino.....thanks for the video. My son has a 535cc V-twin Yamaha (1998) with a crap fuel pump that looks very similar to the crap pump you show in your video. His pump randomly shuts off.....I'm sure it's random because we have removed the pump and put 12v to it on the bench and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Same with two replacement pumps we bought. Hard to think we have 3 bad pumps but rather than try a 4th instead I want to try an entirely different pump. A couple of questions. 1) The 610-1050 shuts off when it senses back pressure from the needle valves seating, correct? The stock pump has a set of points under a dustcap that shuts off the pump when the needle valves seat; I assume the 610-1050 has an electronic shut-off system instead? 2) And speaking of those points, the dust cap covering also has a rubber hose (vent? vacuum?) and I don't know what it's for. I think I saw the same hose on the cover of the pump you pulled (around 44 seconds on your video). WHAT is that for? Thanks for any help.

My 84 Shadow VT700 fuel pump went out, and i replaced it with a 1.5-4 psi fuel pump(the same one you have in this video, but lower psi) and when connected to an external power supply it runs, but not when i plug it into the original plug. Im pretty sure there is supposed to be a fuse for this somewhere, but i cannot find it. There are some fuses under the light display console, but not for the fuel pump. I cant find it anywhere, is there even a fuse for the fuel pump?

what year is the VT in this video and will the same procedure and parts work for a 2007 VT ? thanks man

Question, my 2002 1100 will run for 3 seconds and shut down. Fuel pump?

Great help. I love the, there goes the fucking phone again!

yup that will work - but with a word of warning: it will work as long as you have the CDI ignition and not the early CX style TDI ignition - in the case of the TDI ignition you need to either convert to an ignitech box first or use a pair of revtech 3ohm HO coils (dont have the part number for the coils off the top of my head but any hardley abelson supplier usually has em - the ignitech box usually takes a month to get and is 100x more reliable than stock or PAMCO units)

It sounded like you started running out of swearwords to use but hey that’s the gotdang American way right lol😂👌🏻👍🏻

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hello my name is John and I own a honda shadow vt 1100 and im having a problem with the ignition fuse that keeps blowing it seem to be happening after riding it about an hour. so after changing the fuse the bike would start right up .but latly the battery go dead. I keep getting stuck I was just wondering if you have come accross this problem and if so do you have any sugestions on how to fix thi. thanks

Put 12s pump on 97 shadow1100 new jets and float needles. gas still coming out of overflow. Any ideas?

most likely the pump - you can clean the points in the top of it but it's most likely 30 year old rubber diaphragm inside the pump finally gave up if she's hitting hard - could also be a (completely) clogged fuel filter too

howdy i got a 96 honda shadow ace 1100 pulled the old fuel pump out today gonna pick up that pump you were talking about just curious ifi can cut the wires off the old pump its a two wire bracket and spice it to the new one and just plug it back in or do i just use the positive to one and splice it too one of the two wire of the old one and plug it in thanks

Wish I had seen this video yesterday but oh well, curious how you routed your fuel line? I took the ol one out so was curious if I route the new fuel line down through that tunnel and up to the pump in the tool compartment will I have any problem getting fuel to it? I have no room to run it through the frame and up and over the air filter. Curious what you think. Thanks.

What would make a pressure when the gas cap is open or is it like it

Super late comment I just got my first bike, 1995 vt1000c2 bought it not running and missing all fuel hoses so I have it gravity fed right now from the petcock to carbs with a t fitting and it acts up anything below have a tank due to the insufficient pressure. When I wire this fuel pump since mines missing the fuel pump and I didn’t see the harness for it can I run a power to the battery or tap into another 12v power or fuse for it or does it need a 3rd wire for the ignition pulse on the fuel pump or not, I’m still learning as I work on cars a lot but new to bikes thank you

hi. I read in the manual that you had to remove a lot to get at the pump and filter. Remove the seat, battery box, swing, to remove the air filter box. Did yo have to do all of that? Tim

hi sir like your vids have some helpful tips.i do have a ? if you have the time .2000 spirit vt1100 bought from an ol retiree was running great back and forth to work for 2 months,just cruzin, then all of a sudden i have to twist throttle all the way just to reach 70 at nighttime.runs better during day not by much. start it up at night and take of it shakes like its possessed in low range rpm then fine if you give it gas.runs ok after driving a bit but still has top speed problems.seafoamed.new plugs.cleaned k&n not any improvement.not sure if carb or pump issue.any help is appreciated.

I have an 86 Honda Shadow 1100. Do you have any recommendations when it comes to the fuel pump relay? I tested the pump, and it seemed to work, but I hooked the relay up to a multimeter and it seemed to not work. I looked and they no longer make the relay anymore. I was thinking about trying to modify a new model relay. Do you have any ideas?

Hey man I have a issue, I have a shitty start button on a 99 vt1100c. It's not the kind with the spring, I wanna by pass that whole damn housing, kill & start switch. Was told can't be done due to kill safety switch..... help!!!

Would this Napa pump work on a 1988 VLX 600? The old stock pump works fine given 12 volts direct. But does not supply sufficient fuel when controlled through fuel relay. I'm starting to hate motor bikes lol You sir have one hell of a channel! Prob the best especially at solutions to old bike probs. Keep on dude!

I gotta brand new fuel pump leaking worse than my old pump any idea why

You say you put a 90 degree fitting is that on the filter side my old pump had the line kinda chewed up by the locking part I put so I put rubber line along the rail to pad it but still would like your feedback

He'll yeah. America !

I know this video has some age behind it but would you know if this would work on a 97 vt1100c2 I suspect my fuel pump relay has given up and the pump itself it loud when it runs.

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I dont even use it - I've been using Airtech or Mr Gasket 12s Pumps wired to the acc. circuit (unless it's already being used then I rethink) - I thought the 86 just had the points under the top instead of a relay (cover comes off with one screw/clean it like normal points albeit funny looking)????

Thanks a lot fucker that helps out alot fixin to go get a Mr Gasket now

A web search shows that the Posi-Flo 610-1050 is a Facet fuel pump. For what it's worth, I put a Facet fuel pump on my Honda (Transalp with an Africa Twin fuel tank, so I needed a pump). I initially used a Facet pump that put out 3 - 4.5 PSI, which I found to be too much pressure. My idle worsened and mileage dropped. I changed it out for a Facet 40177, which is rated only 1 - 2 PSI, and it's worked great ever since. I'd recommend the 40177 for any carbureted application. In the Posi-Flo line, the 60304 is rated at 1 - 2 PSI (and a whopping 15 gallons per hour!), the rest are all in the 4+ PSI range..

I'd put gas in it first (with a way to drain it quickly right there handy) and find the leak before I did much else -- usually on the vt11000's people will tell me "leak" and it turns out to be "stuck needle or bad float" .. but I see a lot of bad lines and every now and again a cracked fuel filter (located under the bike). Yours is 7 years newer than what I'll let in the shop though

on the older ones its right under the bike - I put em on a jack and there it is. I dont work on anything newer than 1990 unless I've known you since I was a kid though so newer may be different

So my 1986 Honda shadow vt1100 has issues with running can’t get past 15 too 25mph idk what the cause is I’m replacing my needle plungers one of them is bad an I’m replacing my coils too an see if my bike will run better but I’m at a loss rn have no clue we’re too start

Im new at motorcycling. I got a 1986 Honda Shadow vt1100. Can someone tell me when I trun the ignition on, should I be able to hear the fuel pump start pumping? Right now I don't hear anything and the bike starts sometimes, sometimes it doesn't. It stopped on me today and when I tried to restart it wouldn't until I used two wires to prime the fuel pump then it stopped again after only a half mile of riding. Is it the fuel pump or the relay?

Can you do a vid for water pump

Wont the pump get hot in that box next to that exhaust pipe?

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Hey man, I love your channel, you know a crap load about motorcycles! So I have a question, I recently bought a 1985 vt1100 honda shadow but it came without igbition coils, and im having trouble finding them for an 85, will any newer vt1100 coils fit? Or does it have to be an 85-86?

Hey thanks for the fucking video. Got this piece of shit running down road....

***** .. I gave up on politically correct speech.. you say durn I say damn.. you say crap i say sh1t... I really, truthfully have never been able to see a difference

Have an 86 VT 1100 Shadow inherited from my deceased father it runs real rough and and backfires starts right up runs decent until it warms up then it starts to bog down and backfire there's tons of videos on the VT 1100 shadow doing the same thing everybody's asking why but nobody has an answer been working on it for 2 months clean the carburetors fuel lines gas tank Etc just don't know where to go from here rather do my own work that way I know what's wrong with the bike if it ever breaks down on the road

You gotta say gd every other word man?

What pump? I can't see crap.

Can j have the money in your swear jar???

I have a 2001 1100 thanks for posting the video. It wold be better without the swearing, and remember thou shalt not take the Lords name in vane. Thanks Dan

I'm on my 3rd one 😠 😡

CANT SEE SHIT DUDE

You give a lousy view of the finished product. Nice trash can though. Better pictures

Agreed, Why can't you share the info without dropping all those F/S bombs....

Was trying to understand what he was saying through all the GD and f-bombs. man if you're going to put something out then you're all at least try to clean it up a little bit.

That bad mouth is not needed.

Mouthpiece....bye

did you have to use all the bad words