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Message started by shorty on 06/06/14 at 18:38:31

Title: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by shorty on 06/06/14 at 18:38:31

it only leaks after I spend an 1.5 hours washing, drying, waxing..
fuel-up for a saturday night ride and WOOSH.. gas all over the top of the shiny waxed tank..

do we buy a suzy-Q gasket or is there a thicker, better, super fantastic home made version?

come on you brainiacs, don't make me use the search engine :o

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/14 at 20:01:59

tech section index (link below)

cntrl F

enter gas cap

or just scroll down till you see it. :-?

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by S-P on 06/06/14 at 21:07:57

Only fill to the bottom of the filler neck. Resist the urge to get that extra couple ounces/miles.... ;)

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/06/14 at 21:28:33

Mine belched on me often.. I got way tired of it,, I did 3 things that seriously decreased that.

First, stand the bike up when filling it, only go to the bottom of that tube.
Letter B.
Put the cap on & slosh it a bit,,May do absolutely NOTHING,, but I did it,, phht,, who knows, right?

& I took the cap apart & cut a thin , hard piece of plastic & shimmed the rubber tighter..

Ohh, Letter D

I stuffed a paper towel in the tank & taped it in place from "underneath" & put sandpaper on a block & sanded a flat spot on the filler hole,, not a wide one, but I did see that the top wasnt exactly flat,,If I had it to do over Id take glass & lay it on the filler neck & see if its flat,,

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by shorty on 06/07/14 at 11:51:47

Mine can't be flat, I'm gonna check it.. I don't go higher than neck bottom, honest, I swear ;D

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by S-P on 06/07/14 at 23:01:54

46545B465A5B5052350 wrote:

Mine can't be flat, I'm gonna check it.. I don't go higher than neck bottom, honest, I swear ;D

Do you fill it to the bottom of the neck leaning on the kickstand or upright? :)

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by shorty on 06/08/14 at 07:00:50

on the stand, maybe that's my problem :-?

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/14 at 07:59:05

Stand the bike up & look at the "Dont overfill me" tube after youve filled up..I covered this several posts ago.,.

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by shorty on 06/08/14 at 09:14:12

yes I heard you thanks

Title: Re: gosh darn gas cap gasket.. UGH!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/14 at 09:18:36

Hey,, I CAN type louder if youre not clear on it yet,, :)

I dont even remember how many times I filled up & got gas burped on my leg before I could even get outta the parking lot,,