Bike dripping fuel
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My bike is sitting outside my work dripping fuel out of the overflow/breather pipe under the bike?
The tank isn't full, why is this happening, i can only assume that it is caused by the heat from the Sun that is causing pressure. Do i have anything to worry about?
You can see the fumes evaporating, good job there are no naked flames about!
The tank isn't full, why is this happening, i can only assume that it is caused by the heat from the Sun that is causing pressure. Do i have anything to worry about?
You can see the fumes evaporating, good job there are no naked flames about!
if the float valve is stuck it can be sometimes be un-stuck by tapping the body of the carb with the handle of a screwdriver.
If the float valve seal has gone then its time to order a new valve, remove the carb, take the float owl off and and change the valve out.
In the meantime just turn the fuel tap off when the engines off.
If the float valve seal has gone then its time to order a new valve, remove the carb, take the float owl off and and change the valve out.
In the meantime just turn the fuel tap off when the engines off.
rat840771 said:
Opened cap and it did stop, but now its closed again its dripping. Can't afford to throw away fuel!
It's a Suzuki so worth saving
Count yourself lucky. Fuel burst through the side of the fuel tank a couple of weeks ago and was pouring out!! It's a Suzuki so worth saving
Seems the tank was dented in it's former life and repaired using filler and painted over. Seems there was a little pinprick hole not addressed and simply covered by filler. Over time, the fuel under pressure has been pushing on the underside of the filler and eventually, in the sun that day burst its way out.
Stripped away some filler and found the hole which I have sealed with a very stong resin bonding agent (thankfully at work so access to lots of this stuff immediately!) which is doing the trick but a new tank needed at some point.
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