fuel tap leaking

Number8 · Post by **Number8** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:10 pm

finally got the bike running and finsished , even got it stickered up started it up and fuel started pissing outa the bottom of the 90deg bend thats attached to the fuel tap . arse

gonna head off to a yamaha dealer see if they sell a repair kit , but i canna get there till next week , anyone got a quick fix?!

Killerwhale · Post by **Killerwhale** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:17 pm

Number8 wrote:finally got the bike running and finsished , even got it stickered up started it up and fuel started pissing outa the bottom of the 90deg bend thats attached to the fuel tap . arse

gonna head off to a yamaha dealer see if they sell a repair kit , but i canna get there till next week , anyone got a quick fix?!

You sure itÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´s "clicked" in properly?
I donÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´t know how many times iÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â´ve forgot doing that after a tank rise...

TonyDevil · Post by **TonyDevil** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:21 pm

wemoto are cheap and normally next day delivery as standard
also check its not running down from the carbs, as its often not the tap
if it is the tap switch to 'off' position, if it pisses out there then its defo the tap (weird i know, but when the taps on my TDM & XTZ went the fuel leak from the tap was worse when in the off position)

Number8 · Post by **Number8** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:29 pm

deffo the tap , altho i will take the tank off and see if i can reseat it ,

it dosent make nay diff on, res or pri its dripping out ..

irratating , it was nice and dry here all day and was stuck ere ! pah

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:35 pm

have you had the tap off? it could be coming down the bolt threads. we have some nice petrol proof loctite at work if you want to drop by thursday or friday evening (I'm on nights)

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:38 pm

Its going to rain then! (I hope).

Dave E

Trixz · Post by **Trixz** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:51 pm

I've just put on a brand new fuel tap, it's all about safety....

Mine also broke (?) loose on the bottom of the fuel tap (the 90degree bend pipe) a short while ago. Couldn't see on the material that it actually broke though...
In a hasty decision, to get another one a.s.a.p. I've found one, but the 90degree pipe was slightly adjustable

A collegue of mine then said that it shouldn't be adjustable, as he had the same with his fuel tap a while ago on his XJR!
Just to be sure, I ordered a new one and he was right, NOT adjustable

Greetz
Gerben

Number8 · Post by **Number8** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:53 am

youngy wrote:have you had the tap off? it could be coming down the bolt threads. we have some nice petrol proof loctite at work if you want to drop by thursday or friday evening (I'm on nights)

cheers for the offer but ive not had the tap off , actually ive not had the tank off scince i painted it and ive been running it about since then

just gone ,

still not had a chance to look at it hopefully some time this week, well actually being jobless deffo some time this week , depending on when i haul my lazy arse outa bed !!!

bike actually finished now as well , just some final sticers to get madeup and itl be done , well unless any nice bits come up for sale

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:02 pm

So wheres the pics then, and when are we going to see it for real ?

Dave E

Number8 · Post by **Number8** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:00 pm

slow codger wrote: So wheres the pics then, and when are we going to see it for real ?

Dave E

ummmmmm on my phone , still
they were crappy pics need a decent day to get some decent pics first

oh and for real .... whens the next meet that dosent involve me riding 200mile one way

oh and the fuel tap ....

was fine

the hose wasnt tho

.. oops

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:19 pm

I think we need to get a meet up this way, apart from meeting at the Haddon xtra services on the A1, where could we go for a ride out and refreshments?

Dave E

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:26 pm

200 mile? Avebury March 22nd. Can't remember how far it was, but not 200 miles each way.

We could get a meet at the Durham Ox at Sixhills, say.

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:45 pm

Whats wrong with cambridgeshire then?

Dave E

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:55 pm

Where? Hartford Marina?

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:08 pm

Going to move it to a new thread.

Dave E

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