Re: Gas Leak!!!!

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

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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