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Re: Do I have a fuel sender problem?



No. Fuel is supposed to escape from those tubes overflow tubes. I 
notice the same thing especially if the tank is full and the bike has 
to sit in the sun for a while.

Erik


>Lately I've been noticing some red-maroon-ish colored spots, about 1 
>inch in diameter, around the place I park my ST at work.  I haven't 
>found anything leaking, until today.
>
>Near the right side foot peg, there are two rubber tubes, coming 
>from the fuel tank, I assume.  Today at lunch, I noticed that one of 
>them was leaking gas - just enough to create a few drips on the 
>ground, but the end of the rubber tube was wet (about the bottom 1/2 
>inch) with gas.  I had only ridden 20 miles or so on a recent 
>fill-up, so I wonder if the heat and full tank was causing some 
>moisture to escape?   (I fill the tank to just below the opening... 
>not actually rising up into the opening toward the cap)
>
>I looked around my garage floor, and found a few faint white spots, 
>about the same size as the ones in the parking lot at work.  No 
>smell of gas in the garage, though.
>
>I took a lengthy ride home tonight to use up some fuel and see if 
>the same thing appears tomorrow.
>
>Could this be related to the fuel sender?  Maybe this is a normal 
>thing and I'm just paranoid.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan
>Blue '00 ST
>Longmont, CO
>
>BTW, I've seen a Black/Yellow TT zip by my house on Airport road a 
>few times... I know it's a stretch, but is it anyone on this list?
>
>
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