Patching gas hose

[iandunn]

One of my gas hoses is leaking. It's not the primary or reserve line; it looks like it might be going into the carbs? It's just a tiny crack but enough to go through about 1/3 of a tank every two days because it's constantly dripping. I know I need to eventually just replace the hose, but it's not in an easy enough place for me to do myself and I don't want to take it to a shop right now b/c the bike is my only transportation. So, I'm looking for a way to patch it until the end of the season when I'll take it to a shop.

I've tried electrical tape and duct tape. The electrical tape worked pretty well, but it still leaked out a bit. The duct tape didn't work very well at all. So, I was wondering if there's some kind of tar or maybe something you'd use on a tire that would seal it up? Or anything else you'd recommend?

[ajaxgs]

auto parts store and get a brass union and cut and splice the line (use some clamps as well) cheep permanent fix ... if its at the end of a line just cut the afected area off and re attach..

[groff22]

If you're leaking or hoses are in crap condition, wouldn't be a bad idea to get some new fuel hoses all together ... search ebay for 5/16" fuel lines. They are pretty cheap and it's a SUPER easy job to replace if you follow the fuel hose routing guide on this page: http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/HoseRouting.

Cheers,
J

[iandunn]

There's just enough room for me to reach in and put some tape around it, but not enough to really cut the section with the leak out and replace. And I don't have the time/energy/experience to tear things down to get to it and replace the whole thing, so I just want some tape or tar that will seal it temporarily until I can take it to the shop.

[ajaxgs]

nothing out there that will patch it !!!!....take seat off and two bolts that hold the tank downslide out and repair/replace affected line 20 min max....don't want to start a fire!!!

[iandunn]

Like I said, it's not the primary or reserve lines. I'd have to take the tank completely off and maybe the carbs and airbox to get to it, all of which would be a huge pain in the ass.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Dude... I've had to tear my bike down several times now.. You can get the seat/tank/airbox/carbs off in less than 15 minutes with nothing but a phillips screwdriver and an adjustable wrench (crescent/socket wrenches are better.. but ya gotta work with what ya got on hand). Just tear it down and do it right. My $.02

[dgyver]

Like I said, it's not the primary or reserve lines. I'd have to take the tank completely off and maybe the carbs and airbox to get to it, all of which would be a huge pain in the ass.

A pain? How much of a pain will it be if the bike catches on fire?   

Fix it so it is safe.

[Chuck]

Taking off the tank is EASY.  Replacing a fuel line is EASY.

Patching a fuel line is HARD.

It's the rare case that the thing that's EASY is the same thing that's RIGHT.

[scottpA_GS]

Like I said, it's not the primary or reserve lines. I'd have to take the tank completely off and maybe the carbs and airbox to get to it, all of which would be a huge pain in the ass.

A pain? How much of a pain will it be if the bike catches on fire?   

Fix it so it is safe.

+1 FIX IT... Dont patch it.. REPLACE IT! It will cost all of $6 and 30 mins max to change all your fuel lines 

As long as your tank petcock is working you wont even spill much fuel