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How to stop my S4 from leaking gas...

Started by Dustin1231, June 18, 2008, 10:05:25 AM

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Howie

#15
June 24, 2008, 08:32:44 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 24, 2008, 07:13:00 AM
...ask ducvet how well epoxies on the outside of the tank work.   ;)

If you don't want to believe your dealer, fine.  Do believe our resident tank hinge expert [thumbsup]  The epoxy is an excellent emergency repair, but, with time, it will fail.

Pancake81

#16
June 24, 2008, 09:14:07 AM
Same damn thing happened on my S4. Leak from the tank hinge. Got her all fixed up for under $300 including the bottom being repainted. Good as new  [thumbsup]
About the same time you're dragging your knees through a series of tight left-right-handers on Sunday afternoon, some guy in white shoes is sweating a 3-foot putt. Go figure.

Dustin1231

#17
June 24, 2008, 11:32:21 AM
Quote from: Pancake81 on June 24, 2008, 09:14:07 AM
Same damn thing happened on my S4. Leak from the tank hinge. Got her all fixed up for under $300 including the bottom being repainted. Good as new  [thumbsup]

Was it your dealer that fixed it?

Speeddog

#18
June 24, 2008, 11:37:41 AM
What was the fix, and how long has it been good?
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Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

Pancake81

#19
June 24, 2008, 02:59:08 PM
Well I was going to send my tank to DucPainter originally. His prices are fair and I have heard nothing but good things. However, Shipping would have hit me in the ASS with a whopping $400 each way. I mean I know I own a Duc but that is outrageous.

So I decided to take matters in my own hands. The tank of course was already of because I had it ready to ship, so the next step was to tank the "inards" out so I could take it somewhere to be welded/brazed/soldered. Well... I was unable to get the "inards" out because I have big Swede hands and that hole is just too small (no coments please [laugh] ). So I dropped it of at the local Duc shop to take the inards out. They did so, however they also took the liberty of taking it too the rad shop without my permission to be fixed. This chapped my ass a bit becasue I knew they would mark the sale up so they could make there 10% or whatever. I pregnant doged them out a bit, then said screw it, lets just get this thing on the road.

Well... I got lucky, because the rad shop took the liberty of taking to the autobody shop without my permission or the Duc shops permission to get the bottom re-painted after the solder. So, in the end I got the tank fixed by the radiater shop, re-painted at the autobody shop, and a new fuel filter for arond $300-$350 (cant remember exactly). I am now at around 900 or so miles with no problems. knock on wood there wont be any.

Heath
About the same time you're dragging your knees through a series of tight left-right-handers on Sunday afternoon, some guy in white shoes is sweating a 3-foot putt. Go figure.

Speeddog

#20
June 24, 2008, 03:13:28 PM
Quote from: Pancake81 on June 24, 2008, 02:59:08 PM
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However, Shipping would have hit me in the ASS with a whopping $400 each way. I mean I know I own a Duc but that is outrageous.

----------------snip--------------
Heath

WTF!  ???
- - - - - Valley Desmo Service - - - - -
Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

ducpainter

#21
June 24, 2008, 06:17:34 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on June 24, 2008, 03:13:28 PM
WTF!  ???
I never did understand that price for shipping.....
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


He Man

#22
June 24, 2008, 06:22:44 PM
maybe he was trying to send the whole bike?

Speeddog

#23
June 24, 2008, 06:32:49 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 24, 2008, 06:17:34 PM
I never did understand that price for shipping.....

Maybe the shipper thought you were in Holland.
- - - - - Valley Desmo Service - - - - -
Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

ducpainter

#24
June 25, 2008, 05:18:44 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on June 24, 2008, 06:32:49 PM
Maybe the shipper thought you were in Holland.
Who told you where I lived?   ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Pancake81

#25
June 25, 2008, 08:54:17 AM
YEah that shipping was outrageous  [laugh] . That was what Canada Post qouted me. Then I did some shopping around and found that FedEx would ship it for $290  :-X . Still a kick in the pants. I mean that $600 in hsipping, plus $300 for the repair; I am sure I could find a nice tank on Fleabay for $900.

Oh well. Got her done cheap and it is good as new. So I am happy for now. Well, at least I am still smilling like a fox eating sh!t out of a gumboot  ;D
About the same time you're dragging your knees through a series of tight left-right-handers on Sunday afternoon, some guy in white shoes is sweating a 3-foot putt. Go figure.

ducpainter

#26
June 25, 2008, 05:06:56 PM
Quote from: Pancake81 on June 25, 2008, 08:54:17 AM
YEah that shipping was outrageous  [laugh] . That was what Canada Post qouted me. Then I did some shopping around and found that FedEx would ship it for $290  :-X . Still a kick in the pants. I mean that $600 in hsipping, plus $300 for the repair; I am sure I could find a nice tank on Fleabay for $900.

Oh well. Got her done cheap and it is good as new. So I am happy for now. Well, at least I am still smilling like a fox eating sh!t out of a gumboot  ;D
Still outrageous...
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Pancake81

#27
June 26, 2008, 07:57:59 AM
You should have seen my face when the lady turned the screen at me. She wouldnt even say the price, jus turned the monitor in disgust.
About the same time you're dragging your knees through a series of tight left-right-handers on Sunday afternoon, some guy in white shoes is sweating a 3-foot putt. Go figure.

Blackout

#28
July 05, 2008, 01:46:15 PM
I've got to revive this thread because I think I screwed up my tank. I bought some POR-15, drained out the tank, allowed it to air dry, ran some rubbing alcohol through it and allowed that to dry with the aid of a hair drier. I then sealed up the bottom of the tank with duct tape, poured in the POR-15, sloshed it around a bit as per the instructions on the can, drained, applied a fan to the fill hole and allowed it to cure for 96+ hours. I did not bother to take out the innards, I just did not see how the hell anyone but a dwarf could do that. So I put the whole thing back together and am getting no gas out of the line. I fished a wire up the gas lines to see if there was any obvious blockage. No-go.
What to do?
2003 Ducati Monster 1000
2005 Triumph Speed Triple 1050
2003 Honda CR250
2008 KTM 990 SuperDuke

ducpainter

#29
July 05, 2008, 04:28:56 PM
Quote from: Blackout on July 05, 2008, 01:46:15 PM
I've got to revive this thread because I think I screwed up my tank. I bought some POR-15, drained out the tank, allowed it to air dry, ran some rubbing alcohol through it and allowed that to dry with the aid of a hair drier. I then sealed up the bottom of the tank with duct tape, poured in the POR-15, sloshed it around a bit as per the instructions on the can, drained, applied a fan to the fill hole and allowed it to cure for 96+ hours. I did not bother to take out the innards, I just did not see how the hell anyone but a dwarf could do that. So I put the whole thing back together and am getting no gas out of the line. I fished a wire up the gas lines to see if there was any obvious blockage. No-go.
What to do?
Dude....

you make the beast with two backsed up.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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