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linwiz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19 Richmond, KY Gender:	leaking gas cap 08/25/15 at 13:03:51 Has anyone ever had gas coming up through the keyhole on the gas cap? Is there a fix for this or do you just get a new cap?
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FerousBastard Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 68 Denmark Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #1 - 08/25/15 at 13:05:29 How far up do you fill your tank?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #2 - 08/25/15 at 13:09:32 No fix,.. just fill it less...
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linwiz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19 Richmond, KY Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #3 - 08/25/15 at 13:11:37 I've never put gas in it myself, I've yet to go on a ride. I have rode around my acre yard quite a bit. My bro in law filled it for me once, but he's been riding for 15yrs so I wouldn't think it was overfull if that is what you're asking?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #4 - 08/25/15 at 13:42:03 linwiz wrote on 08/25/15 at 13:11:37: I've yet to go on a ride. I have rode around my acre yard quite a bit. How bumpy is your yard?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #5 - 08/25/15 at 14:04:34 you seal up the gas cap (has vents in it) you gonna have a new problem. take a sponge and shove it in the fill tube before you put the cap on. make sure the sponge doesn't melt in gas. SS scrubbie might be better.
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linwiz YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 19 Richmond, KY Gender:	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #6 - 08/25/15 at 14:22:50 It is pretty bumpy in spots, like idle in 1st, bumpy. I think I understand what is going on here. Everything should be ok once I start riding on the roadways, right?
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Re: leaking gas cap
Reply #7 - 08/25/15 at 14:33:26

Off Road motorcycles have far more elaborate vent systems than road bikes. My motocross and trials bikes had rubber vent tubes that extended more than 4" above the fuel tank. Riding off road really sloshes the fuel around more than riding on the street.

Even leaving the fuel at half a tank isn't going to stop the fuel from bouncing around in the tank....or out the vent.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: leaking gas cap Reply #8 - 08/25/15 at 20:31:24 Pull the cap and have a look. If it's close to or above the bottom of the tube, pull the fuel line off the carb, poke it in a gas can, set the petcock to prime, drain it down low.. You're not gonna get stranded. But gas leaking out is at best a distraction, and nobody needs that.
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