Gas Leak 2004

[walker]

removing the tank is easy!

just have to remove the little turn signal brackets, the bolt at the steering neck, the battery box, the one bolt under the battery box, and then the 2 (or 1) fuel connection, the 2 vent hoses, and then the fuel sender unit connection.

Does the leak constantly drip?

[Timbox2]

thanks again...


Is removing the tank a major deal for a semi-mechanic like me? A friend is helping and he is pretty good but neither of us has worked on a Triumph.
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look, even with pictures..


http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/msg,32393 (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/msg,32393)

[bkrstv]

walker...yes the leak is constant

guys thanks for the tank info and link

[walker]

I would take the tank off, fill enough fuel to start it leaking, then use something to find the leak .... like talcum powder - it'll get wet in the area where the leak is.

My guess is that it's probably the fuel sender, or even those crappy hoses that run from the front to the back of the tank. Mine, on the left side, was cracked very bad. The right side looked as new.

[bkrstv]

great idea, thanks walker

[walker]

if you do all this, and it's not the tank, it's some other host or fitting. It's funny how liquid can travel along wires and hoses before dripping somewhere.

keep us posted :)

[bkrstv]

thanks,
hopefully tomorrow night I can take another serious look at all the hoses.  the bike is at a friend's house up on the lift.

[bkrstv]

Found the leak, it is at the very back of the tank, lowest point near the mounting screw.

Now for the fix...anyone know of any magic potion that will seal the plastic against gasoline?

Thanks again for any help or ideas!

bkrstv

[Bixxer Bob]

Once again, and we say this a lot, the search button is your friend.  There are many accounts, including photos, of how others fixed theirs.  All you have to do is find them   :)

[bkrstv]

I appreciate the reminder about the search.  However, I have used the search many times and it is not very precise and often it pulls up a whole host of unrelated posts.  Not trying to get someone to to do my work for me just trying to save time.

[walker]

it's a tough one to find.... and it's in the steamer section maybe?

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/viewto ... etrol+leak (http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,5594&highlight=steamer+petrol+leak)

[bkrstv]

thanks,
actually a mechanic friend recommended NAPA's "Fuel Tank Repair Kit" and I did and it looks like that fixed it.

[blacktiger]

thanks,
actually a mechanic friend recommended NAPA's "Fuel Tank Repair Kit" and I did and it looks like that fixed it.

Well done for the fix. I appreciate you haven't had the bike long but any clue what caused the leak in the first place?

[bkrstv]

no, it was a hairline crack. It might have been dropped before I got it.

Seems to have been fixed with the Napa fuel tank repair kit.  I have ridden several hundred miles since and no leak.