RE: [ST] Water near the gas cap?

["Rupert Galea" <rupert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I pulled into a gas station to fill the tank today; as with much of
the
> rest
> of the nation, it's been raining like crazy here.  As I'm filling the
> tank,
> I look down and see water around the fill hole!  Yikes!!!  I don't
think
> any
> got into the tank, but I can't really tell since the gas cap obscures
the
> view as you open it.
> 
> I had just ridden 10 miles, with quite a few turns, stops and starts.
I'm
> surprised that it didn't drain out; how is this supposed to work?
> 
> What does everyone else do for this?
> 
> Thanks,
>   - Dave

Dave,
I went through this. If you open the gas cap and look inside around the
edge there is a hole to drain water that collects. I tried shoving a
wire down this hole to clear out the blockage but had no luck. 

Remove the seat and the rear plastic/tail light assembly. This is really
easy. You will see two thin hoses attached to the tank running
vertically. Remove these from the tank and you will find one of them (I
cannot remember which is the drain) is blocked where it attaches to the
tank.
Rupert



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