Gravity or siphon gas line

Would it work having a gas line through the top of a tank using a siphon to move the gas rather than gravity out the bottom?

I've broken 6 gas tanks now and I'm sick of it. I'm thinking of using a thermos or something like that with a siphon tube through the cap rather than a bung in the bottom.

Maybe I'll test it. That may be quicker ...

Thanks

Yes, I'm up to six broken tanks. The rivets keep breaking. First, I mounted the tank as it should be, those rivets cracked and leaked. New tank same mount, crack, leak. I figured I'd reinforce a new tank with JB Marine Weld in and out. I let it dry for two weeks. JB Marine Weld claims to be petrol proof, but it is not. When the rivets broke, I looked inside, not a trace of the JB Weld remained. Next, I devised a new mounting system that didn't put pressure on the rivets but used them only to mount a bracket, I thought that was genius but the rivets still broke. I got a better quality tank that's smaller ... and it broke. These Chinee tanks are crap. They're made out of literally paper thin scrap metal.

I also tried the rear, rack-mounted tank but that idiotic thing is engineer by a retard. The filler and bung are at the same end. So, if you fit it so you can get to the filler, at the rear, your gas line has to be 2.5' long; and if you mount it so the bung is close to the engine you can't open the filler because it's under the seat. Not to mention the tank doesn't fit the rack and the rack doesn't fit the bike and either configuration the tank gets in the way of the brakes. I seriously don't think this tank and this rack were ever meant to go together. I think they hate each other and refuse to work together.

So now I've got the rear rack mounted tank zip tied where a normal tank would go. I have two upper tubes so it's stable at least, although it looks stupid.

I have a straight frame, no shocks at all. Every time I go off-roading I break a tank. I'm not hitting huge jumps or anything, just dirt roads. Ok, maybe a couple jumps ... once in a while.

I've seen a guy on a bike with a vertical, thermos looking tank that looks really cool but I can't find it online anywhere. He said he'd sell me one for $100, but I know he's not making them. So, he's getting them somewhere ...

Yes, well my tanks were insulated from the frame with 1" foam cut from a kid's pool noodle.

My mount that shouldn't have put any stress on the rivets should have worked great. I think it was just vibration that breaks these pieces of junk.

Studs, yes, that's what's breaking. Rivets is the wrong word.

I tried small amounts of insulation first, inner tubing, pipe insulation ... before going big time to half pool noodle. Some isn't petrol proof and would just disappear. Hey, where'd it go? Oh, here's a tiny bit of it ...

These tanks are literally paper thin. Ok, maybe 5-10 sheets of 20lb paper ... either way they're ridiculously thin. I have a hard time believing I'm the only one breaking them.

BTW, these animated icons below remind me of a joke. The first day in prison at dinner time an inmate stands up and says, "Six." Everyone laughs. Another inmates stands up and says, "Twenty four." Everyone laughs. The new guys says to the guy next to him, "What's so funny about numbers?" "Well, we've all been in here so long that we all know the same jokes. So, we gave them numbers. Now, instead of telling the joke we can just say the number." So, the new guy stands up and says, "Fourteen!" Nothing ... No one laughs. He whispers to the guy next to him, "What happened?"
"... Some people just don't know how to tell a joke ..."

The point is we've all seen these icons and we're probably not impressed with them ... so just give them a number ... 4

I can tell you JB Marine weld will simply dissolve in petrol. No use what-so-ever.

I wouldn't be opposed to buying a new engine. Mine is so out of balance it's like riding a jackhammer. The vibrations are so bad at top speed I literally cannot hold the handle bars tight. Yes, I have dampeners on the frame mounts.