Fuel leakage

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silver
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Fuel leakage

Post by silver »

This might be simply a weeping fuel line however I wanted to check with the group before I open her back up again. In the past I've occassionally gotten a little bit of fuel odor coming up from the engine area. I recently serviced many items including the fuel filter as well as cleaning the engine with degreaser. When I finally managed to get most of the bike back together I fired her up on the stand. I made one mistake in forgetting to turn on the fuel petcock on the bottom of the tank and then follwed that with another, trying to use a screwdriver to turn the petcock and subsequently breaking part of it plastic off. Given that the odor has been around since I bought the bike last year, this isn't the cause though I'm now in the market for a fuel petcock. Anyway, is the leaking fuel most likely to be from a carb, a fuel rail or hose or possibly one of the carb mounting rubbers ? The only time I've seen any fuel was right after the recent service and now it's not present though the odor is still hanging around. I should have replaced all of the lines while in there but frankly it had slipped my mind.

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Post by YZFRob »

Really the only way is to take the tank off and look for signs of fuel leaks. Also check the pump seal in the bottom of the tank (if applicable).
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Post by Mad Hatter »

I have a "T" where the fuel line comes in to the fuel rail that will seep if you move it around too much.
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