I wrote last week about my wife's tank dripping gasoline onto the rear head. I saw with my own eyes the gasoline sheeting down the fuel line from the tank. But I could not spot the leak in the tank.
I took off the tank, disconnect the fuel line and vent tube from the main tank. They were so tight, I can't imagine that they were leaking...
I plugged the drain and vent, filled the tank with a gallon, and waited. Not a drop.
WTF?
I removed the fuel line and vent tube from the reserve tank, and inspected them. They appear fine. I filled them with water, plugged up one end and tried to blow on the other end. Not a drip, not a drop escaped.
I can't make the mofo tank leak!
My wife's wanting to ride, so I'm gonna put it all back together and save the POR-15 tank treatment (and choke cable replacement) for sometime in freeking january, so she can get back on the road.
We'll keep a close eye on it. Hopefully she'll be able to stop and hop off the bike just before it bursts into flames!
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