MrSinator
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I was adding some LucasOil ethanol stabilizer to a full tank this morning on the way to work. The breeze caught the little paper seal under the cap of the bottle and blew it right into the tank and it immediately sank. Based on the the fuel pump design of other bikes I've had that did not have in-line fuel filters, I'm hoping the strainer (I hope it has one) would catch the paper seal and keep it from stopping fuel flow and burning up my pump. Is anyone familiar with the fuel pump design of the NT's? Does it have a decent sized strainer? I live in an apartment complex and have to keep the bike outside so service has to wait until a sunny day. 60 miles on the odometer so there's still too much gas in the tank to see deep inside. I'm hoping that once I get the fuel low enough to see in there, I can fish it out with a piece of wire or maybe one of those long tweezer-type tools from AutoZone. I don't have the tools or environment to go pulling the tank off and removing the fuel pump here in the parking lot. Do you think it will be okay to ride on for about another week until I can get it in my parents' garage and take a good look at it or should I go ahead and break it down? It rode fine to work and back. If it has a large strainer like my old Suzuki did, then I'm not going to sweat it as that usually isn't cleaned or replaced unless the pump itself is replaced but will still try to get it out when I can.