Well that was fun

[shawn]

I stopped to get gas last night and about 5 minutes after I left, I noticed my leg was cold and wet. I looked down and fuel was basically pouring out of the bottom of the tank on the left side. I pulled over an took a look. It turns out the PO didn't put a clamp on the fuel line after pulling the tank to replace the air filter and it came loose. Thankfully I was able to push the fuel line up and the leak stopped, for now.

Now I need to figure out how to get in there to put one on. I have never pulled the tank, but after looking at someone's carb rejetting HOWTO (Man I love this site), I think I can get it done tonight.

On a side note, does anyone have any tricks to remove a seat if you don't have the key? My parts bike didn't come with any keys and I would rather not cut the cable if I can avoid it.

shawn

[ryott52]

Pulling the tank isn't too bad, it's held on by two bolts right in front of the seat. The seat latch is cable actuated, if you can get hold of the cable and pull it you should be able to get the seat off. When you take the tank off make sure to turn the petcock to off, you'll need a flathead screwdriver to do that.