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This morning I got up before dawn and rode for a few hours on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was nice and chilly up there. Stopped for gas afterwards, filled up the tank and then ran to the store which was 2 minutes away. When I came out of the store, I noticed a puddle under my bike, sniffed it and was dismayed to discover it was gas.
After thoroughly checking it over I figured out the leak is coming from under the tank from a teeny tiny little metal tube (I don't know what else to call it) at the very, very back of the tank closest to the seat (right side of the bike if you're on it). Sorry, no pic, because I had my bike transported to the local shop.
I've been looking over the MOM (2001 Honda Shadow Spirit 750DC) and all I can find is that it *might* be missing a fuel breather tube?
Can someone with the same model look under their tank and see if there is a tube or just the little hollow metal post, please?
If I took the gas cap off the intermittent stream of gas slowed down. And it slowed down to a steady drip with the cap on.
If there isn't a tube missing, is that little hollow post a vent? On the BRP I was up at higher elevations (6000'), plus the temps were in the 50's, then I came down to about 2500 feet with temps in the 70's to low 80's when I got gas. Then the bike sat in the hot sun for about 30 minutes.
Any connection between all of that, ya think?
Thanks for any insights.
...Barb
After thoroughly checking it over I figured out the leak is coming from under the tank from a teeny tiny little metal tube (I don't know what else to call it) at the very, very back of the tank closest to the seat (right side of the bike if you're on it). Sorry, no pic, because I had my bike transported to the local shop.
I've been looking over the MOM (2001 Honda Shadow Spirit 750DC) and all I can find is that it *might* be missing a fuel breather tube?
Can someone with the same model look under their tank and see if there is a tube or just the little hollow metal post, please?
If I took the gas cap off the intermittent stream of gas slowed down. And it slowed down to a steady drip with the cap on.
If there isn't a tube missing, is that little hollow post a vent? On the BRP I was up at higher elevations (6000'), plus the temps were in the 50's, then I came down to about 2500 feet with temps in the 70's to low 80's when I got gas. Then the bike sat in the hot sun for about 30 minutes.
Any connection between all of that, ya think?
Thanks for any insights.
...Barb