RE: Leaking Fuel

["Rick Damiani" <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Carlo
> Costanzo - SUN Italy
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:00 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Leaking Fuel

> And now, for my question.
> My dear ST has apparently something with it's liquids. I've
> already mentioned the problems with my radiator several times
> so I won't go into that again.
> This time the problem is leaking fuel. Like some other listers
> which I recall, I started smelling gas and found that my mileage
> was drastically reducing.
> So, I got off the rear faring and found that it was in fact leaking
> near where the hoses go into the tank. Upon investigation, I found
> that an O-ring in one of those white snap-ons was brocken.
> I changed it and thought that the problem was fixed but it wasn't.
> Something is still leaking in the same area but I haven't been able
> to identify exactly where.
> Can those folks that had a similar problem please let me know what
> their finding was and how it was fixed?

My fuel system was leaking at the crimp where the upper rubber fuel hose
connected to the injector return rail. Pro-Italia fixed it by instaling a
hose clamp.



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