michelleb318
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Has anyone here had a problem with gas leaking out the sides of their gas cap? My 2007 Suzuki Boulevard LS650 (or S40) started doing that a few months ago. I thought I was just overfilling the tank when I gassed up ... but it did it even when I filled it up only about halfway or so.
Two weeks ago I brought it to the local dealer who, for some reason, couldn't even get the cap to come off. They ended up removing the tank, emptying it out (I'd just filled it up the night before) and drilling the cap out. Then it took them nine days to get a replacement cap because I have an extended warranty and they went through Suzuki California. I would gladly have paid extra to have the cap overnighted, but they never told me where it was coming from.
They knew I was going on a ride with about 100 other bikes the next weekend (9 days later) but the bike wasn't ready until late in the afternoon of the ride ... and I was already ON the ride, as a passenger.
Well, I picked my Thumper up Tuesday night and now I have TWO problems. First of all, they apparently damaged the tank so they had it repainted - and it doesn't match the rest of the bike. (My bike is the white/pearl color.) Plus, I sloshed the tank around a bit and guess what? Gas came pouring out around the new gas cap.
So ... 12 days after I dropped it off, I still had the exact same problem. I was so angry with the dealer that I contacted Suzuki ... and apparently they chewed the dealer out. Now the dealer says they will get me a new tank and gas cap ... but if I have to wait almost two weeks AGAIN, I will FLIP out. As it is, I will never go to that dealer again ... if I get another bike it will NOT be from them.
So ... back to my original question - has anyone else experienced gas leaking out under their gas cap? And is there some sort gasket on the lip of the tank that maybe mine is missing?
Thanks,
~Michelle
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