I have been smelling gas around my bike in the hot part of the day. a few drops out of overflow tube. went on a ride sat. sunday while cleaning her up it started driping gas out of the overflow tube. this was in the hot part of the day.. I opend the tank. no pressure when opend. still driping. turned on switch. pump came on then off. normal. still driping. put a cup under to catch gas. when the temp went down. the driping stoped.. It was in the sun. No more than 1 to 2 oz.. Is this normal ???? Or do I have serious probs......
After your ride saturday did you top off the tank with fuel? If so, probably just to full. 1 to 2 oz is a lot... a few drops from the vent line is pretty normal but a few ozs seems like a lot.
gas is stored in the ground and is mostly around 65 degrees. a full tank and the bright SUN, the gas will expand by 3-5 percent(over 100 degrees). that is way you have an overfill/vent tube.
It either drips when the tank is full and left in the sun, or it splits the tank when full and left in the sun. It's dripping out the vent hose, it's OK.
It either drips when the tank is full and left in the sun, or it splits the tank when full and left in the sun. It's dripping out the vent hose, it's OK.
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