Re: [ST] New owner - almost made it 100 miles.

["Chris" <strizver2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin,

Yes...unfortunately fuel leaks are a common problem on ST's and RS's. You'd
really think that the factory and dealers would be fixing this BEFORE the
bike gets underneath a consumer! I suggest giving your dealer a small ration
of sheeot. There really isn't any excuse for a bike with this problem to
ever get off the lot.

Fuel senders, quick disconnects, and the seals around the fuel exits are all
possible culprits.

- -Chris "Snow Dawg" Strizver




- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin T. McDonald" <ktmaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 6:09 PM
Subject: [ST] New owner - almost made it 100 miles.


> Well I picked the ST yesterday and was out cruising today.
> The bike felt really nice until I came to a stop light and smelled fuel.
> Looking down there was fuel dripping from the bottom of the bike.
> The fuel was steaming off the exhaust so I pulled over and immediately
> killed the engine. The culprit was on of the white plastic fuel fittings
> at the back of the tank had cracked. Fuel was still pouring out so I
> pulled the cracked fitting completely off to plug it but the leak
> stopped.
> It seems there is some sort of insert the fitting to open the valve
> gizmo.
> The fitting didn't look very substantial and the fuel line was putting a
> sideways pressure on the fitting. Luckily I had a cell phone and called
> a friend to trailer us home (only 20 miles).
>
> Has anybody else seen this?
>
> Thanx
> Kevin Mcdonald
> Austin TX
> 1970 T120R Bonneville (runs great!)
> 2001 Sprint ST (smelly)
>
>
>
>
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