Fw: Gas Leak!!!!

["Thomas Maxhofer" <Thomas.Maxhofer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

I forgot to mention the following - but you are probably aware of it anyway:
there is a seal behind the plate. If you are going to loosen all 14 bolts
the fuel will spill out.

Cheers

Thomas


- -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Thomas Maxhofer <Thomas.Maxhofer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
An: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. April 2000 09:56
Betreff: Re: Gas Leak!!!!


> Hi David,
>
> I´m sorry to hear about this trouble. I just had a look into my ST/RS shop
> manual. Funny enough - there are two different torque values for the same
> bolts (there is a total of 14 bolts holding the plate):
>
>  5 Nm according to the respective picture
>  6 Nm according to the text section
>
> It´s not a big difference anyway. Just make sure you use the same value
for
> all bolts. The shop manual writes in bolded letters: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN
> THESE BOLTS! This is because the nuts are embedded in the tank and could
be
> pulled out by overtightening the bolts. Hopefully this is not what has
> happened to your tank!
>
> I hope you can fix the problem soon and easily!
>
> Greetings
>
> Thomas
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Kelley & David <kdgaske@xxxxxxxxx>
> An: Sprint RS <RS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. April 2000 00:36
> Betreff: Gas Leak!!!!
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >      Hoping you can help me.  My RS has a fuel leak.  Not a leak in the
> > since it is dumping its contents on the ground, but the fumes are over
> > whelming.  The fumes were strong enough that they seeped into my house.
> > Some more history.  While in for its 500 mile service they tightened the
> > fuel pump mounting plate (the large gold plate where the fuel lines go
> into
> > the tank.)  They also straightened a kink in a fuel line that has a
> petcock
> > in it.  I know you are supposed to keep your pet cocks on a leash, but
> this
> > one had a kink in it, or was it just plain kinky.  Anyways..  I now
would
> > like to fix this my self.  I can see there is a minute gap around the
fuel
> > pump mounting plate, I am guessing this is my culprit.  Can someone go
out
> > and look at theirs and see if there is a small gap or is it flush
mounted.
> > Even better can someone post the torque values for this plate (it uses
> some
> > small (maybe 8mm) bolts, and there are about 10 or so of them)?  Also,
> does
> > anyone know where this "petcock" is at, as I want to see if there is a
> kink
> > again.  Since I would like to try and wrap this up tonight so I can ride
> > tomorrow I am posting my phone number (please no heavy breathers).
> >
> > Thanks, Thanks and some more thanks,
> >
> > David "Lost Dawg" Gaske
> > '00 Sprint RS (yellow)
> > Fredericksburg, Va. USA
> > 540-891-0089
>
>


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