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Re: Fuel tank mystery.. Question's



FWIW I spoke with my dealer about this yesterday. He has done 7-8 so 
far and no reports from anyone so far of leaking. could it be an 
installation issue??

Erik "Hot Dawg" Miner



>On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:51:33 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>Hello listers,
>
>I was one of the first people to report a fuel leak about 7 weeks ago.
>I had my sender replaced and after about 3 tanks of gas I noticed a
>puddle of gas under the bike.
>
>Excerpt from original post "Bit of a Jam"
> >My bike developed a gas leak yesterday. The gas is dripping at a rate
> > of about a drop every couple of minutes or so. It appears to be leaking,
> >at what I'm guessing, is the fuel gauge sensor on the bottom of the tank
> >near the back. This makes sense as I had mine unnecessarily replaced
> >recently. The gas is running down the wires and dripping here and there.
>
>Since then I have been bounced back and forth between Missouri and
>Mexico with only two days at home so I have not been able to get the
>bike in for service to get a root cause for the leak. I only post to
>get my "me too" in for this problem as it seems to be moving from an
>isolated case to, maybe, a real safety issue. Statistically I'm sure
>we represent a very small percentage but it's worth looking out for.
>
> >Lastly, Matt do you think it's the sealant dissolving or maybe that
> >the vendor that Triumph sources the senders from did a batch where
> >the sealant wasn't applied correctly?  I'm only guessing here but I
> >can't imagine any manufacturer that would be making a unit for this
> >type of application not using the correct sealant. I can imagine it
> >not being applied correctly, or not curing or even the company that
> >makes the sealant screwing up.
>
>This is one possibility with the other being installation issues.
>Possibly cracking the epoxy (or whatever the material) seal by
>mishandling the wires???
>
>
>Ken "Super Dawg" Pickett
>Apopka, FL
>00 ST "Christine"
>
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