Re: [ST] Help! Gas Leak! Ahhh, it burns!!!!

["Chris Warren" <chrisamywarren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Update:  I just found out how to search the ST archives and saw some gas 
leak entries but they weren't the same as what I saw on my bike after taking 
the plastic side pieces off.  My leak is coming from the right side under 
the gas tank from a fuel line fitting (the top one of two stacked vertically 
on the left side of the tank if you're looking straight on at the left side 
of the bike.  The fitting is a quick release plastic fitting with a black 
o-ring on it.  It connects into a copper/brass colored plate that (I guess) 
is part of the gas tank.  Since there are two lines stacked vertically my 
assumption is that one is the line to the engine and one is a return line.  
Anyway, the plastic nipple part of the fitting on the hose (the part with 
the o-ring on it) is partially separated and when I removed or reattached 
it, gas would come out.  When it's removed, it looks like the leak stops 
(although I'm not 100% sure about this).  Has anyone else had this problem?  
Is this a return line and does the fitting come off the hose easily?  Also, 
since I'm more than a little perturbed at my bike spewing gas for 20+ 
minutes (unnoticed at highway speed) does anyone know what feedback I 
can/should expect from Triumph when I let them know about this?

Thanks again.


Chris
>
>No joke, my 2001 ST (1130 miles) started leaking gas just now (on the way 
>home from work).  I haven't looked at it yet, because I remembered seeing 
>someone else with the same problem recently and because even if I saw where 
>it was leaking from I doubt I'd be able to diagnose/fix it.  This is my 
>first bike and I've got almost everything to learn.  I'm going outside now 
>to take a look, I guess the first thing to do is pull the gas tank (I hope 
>there's instructions in the manual).  The leak appeared on the right side 
>above the frame rail and below the gas tank.  Other than the fact that it 
>soaked through my jeans and burned, that's all I know at this point.  I am 
>concerned that if I try to ride it to a dealer (more than 45 minutes away) 
>it may catch fire going down the road (wouldn't that be cool to see - from 
>a distance of course?).  Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>
>Chris Warren
>
>
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