Re: [ST] No, it's not fate.

["Big Riff" <big_riff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the late response -- Haynes lists 6Nm for the "Fuel Pump Mounting 
Plate Bolts".

John in NJ
'01 BRG ST






>I had the time this past weekend to take apart the ST to investigate my 
>fuel leak.  (If you remember my post last week, it had leaked 3/4 of a tank 
>over the winter without me noticing.)  My original fuel sender is still 
>intact, working, and not leaking!
>
>What is leaking is one of the 14 or so 7mm hex-head bolts on the lower 
>right side of the tank.  These are the bolts that hold the brass-colored 
>plate on which the gas line fittings are mounted.  One bolt (on the top 
>row, near center) was weeping gas.  I tightened it some, but was afraid to 
>over tighten it into a plastic tank.  This slowed the rate by ~2/3, but did 
>not stop the leak.
>
>Does anyone know what these bolts thread into inside the tank, and what 
>their rated torque should be?  Any suggested solutions I should try before 
>giving up and taking it to the dealer?  I'd like to avoid the $50/hour rate 
>if I can.
>
>On a side note, it appears that my airbox made a cosy mouse nest for the 
>winter.  :-(
>
>
>John Hickman
>1999 ST
>Lexington, KY
>
>
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