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Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: TheMasterRat on August 05, 2004, 02:25:54 PM
Ok...

So my new valve cover gasket arrived today and I started putting everything back together. Nicely laid out fuel routing and all that fun crap...

I take the tank over to Circle K and put one gallon in it.

It's weeping from the petcock... I sort of prepared myself for this possibility since some por15 has solidified in that area, but I was hoping it was smooth/flat/even enough not to leak.. WRONG ( of course, right? )

So now I need more ideas... What can I do to stop the weeping?
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: Kerry on August 05, 2004, 02:46:19 PM
I guess the trick is to get Item #10 in this BiakeBandit diagram (http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/showschematic.asp?dept_id=723769) to be fuel-tight, yes?

Can you sand down whatever is keeping it from sealing?
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: TheMasterRat on August 05, 2004, 02:54:57 PM
It seems to have changed it's tune  :dunno:  I can't make it leak? It just... stopped?  :o  :dunno:
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: cummuterguy on August 05, 2004, 08:07:33 PM
old gasket expanded when it got wet with gas (swelling)??
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: perfdrug on August 05, 2004, 08:33:14 PM
my carbs started acting up again
every bike i ever buy from now on will be fuel injected. these carbs suck.

not to hijack or anything :)
Title: Ha ha...
Post by: The Buddha on August 06, 2004, 01:12:05 PM
Ha ha ... fuel injected ins't going to help you... those also crap out and are harder to analyse and fix...
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: perfdrug on August 06, 2004, 01:30:54 PM
:(
Title: My GS500 Hates My guts... ( AKA - Yet another problem )
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 06, 2004, 11:27:16 PM
the guru's right on that one :(