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KenGLong
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Fuel flowing out onto the tank from cap
07/30/09 at 14:48:59
When I got my '02 running again, I had massive amounts of gasoline flowing out from under the gas cap after a fill up. I'm not new to the Savage and I know that you have to stop filling it when the level reaches the bottom of the filler neck. I was doing that and it was still flowing out.
I checked the price for a new cap, since you can't get just the gasket, and decided that I wasn't going to pay $52 for a darn gas cap even if it's gold plated. I dug around in the garage and found a package of bulk gasket material. I cut out a piece of 1/8" cork so that it would fit into the cap under the existing rubber gasket. On my next fill up, I deliberately over-filled it a little just to see what would happen. I put the cap back on, got on the bike, pulled it upright and waited for it to start leaking. No leak. I then took off down the road, went around a couple corners and it still didn't leak.
Saved $52.
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07/30/09 at 19:22:03
It's sometimes helpful on these tanks to rock them back and forth a little before you cap it up to burp the air out of the far corners
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Ah, a good tip there.
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07/30/09 at 20:18:38
so, uh, you put a cork in it??
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07/30/09 at 20:22:21
That's one way to do it, I've been looking at seals off of toilets, they look to be about the same size. LOL. Where did you get the cork from?
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07/30/09 at 21:28:11
Tonydtiger1971 wrote
on 07/30/09 at 20:22:21:
Where did you get the cork from?
I happened to have a package of bulk gasket material that I bought from NAPA a long time ago. It was several sheets of various material in various thicknesses. I still had enough of the cork material left to cut out a donut gasket for the cap. I didn't do a real neat job of cutting it out but it seems to be working fine.
The cap fits a bit tighter now too. I have to press down to get it to click into place.
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07/31/09 at 09:14:31
The cap fits a bit tighter now too.
I put a thick piece of rubber in mine & had to cut some relief in the lock assy, but yes, I have to push down now to open or close it & I have only seen it dribble a bit once since the mod. Im just not as careful at fillups as I was & have much less problem.
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07/31/09 at 10:52:32
Now that is a extreamly useful tip! ( perhaps can be added to the tech sections TOC?)
Most everytime i fill up right below the bottom of the filler neck peice and always gushes everywhere!
Not that i dont like the smell of gas, sometimes i miss a little after im whiping up the excess and it leaves marks on the tank :'( .
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07/31/09 at 14:57:17
I had the same problem once. To the post about getting the air out, that is a good idea. I also would suggest standing the bike upright while filling up. I have been doing this since the leak happened, and have not had that problem again.....just a suggestion.
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07/31/09 at 14:59:26
Got the gasket material, all that had was 1/16th of an inch I may have to double, I need gas so I'm trying with one layer and see what happens.
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07/31/09 at 15:07:55
I fill mine up on the kick stand I've never had air in the tank of any bike I ever had,Unless it only happens in the hotter climate states.I just go very slow the last 1/2 gallon.Never had a gas cap leak either.
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07/31/09 at 16:47:50
Must be a hot weather thing. I've seen guys "burping" their bikes all my life.
Course I've always been in hot climate areas.
The gasket tip is a good one!
(Hope I can remember that when/if I need it
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07/31/09 at 17:37:03
I've done the gasket thing too, but sometimes I have noticed that the gas will still seep out through the key hole. My working rules are: don't fill past the bottom of the filler neck with the bike on the sidestand; "burp" the bike before taking off; and don't fill up and then leave the bike in the hot sun. Along with the gasket this seems to work for me.
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07/31/09 at 18:03:25
Thats a new one for me,How do you burp a bike.
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