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Re: Do I have a fuel sender problem?
- Subject: Re: Do I have a fuel sender problem?
- From: Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 06:50:23 -0400
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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