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JoshuaCJCohen

#105
September 13, 2013, 07:50:53 PM
Ok.  I have since filled the tank and because of my crappy after market cap system I can't lift the tank. So for now I'm living with a very slow leak.  It appears under the rubber housing that hides the wires.  Whenever I pull the rubber down there is a slight amount of moisture in there.  It would appear the internal o-ring is not seated correctly.  When I burn some gas down I'll snug it  up some more. 

BTW, when I first started it I had to jump it but I rode it around the block for 20 minutes and then shut it down.  Started up it a little while later and it fired up first time.  Fuel pumps are priming and the starter is turning over.  There is a bit of hesitation with the starter but before this all started the fuel pumps wouldn't prime at all.  If there is a starter issue I think it's a separate issue.  Once I get my road documents in order (driving in Japan is a bureaucratic nightmare) and the slow lead handled I'll be able to look more closely at the starter. 

Thanks,
Josh

ducpainter

#106
September 14, 2013, 03:45:59 AM
It sounds like the sending unit is leaking through the epoxy potting.

Tightening won't stop it.
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JoshuaCJCohen

#107
September 14, 2013, 07:10:59 AM
New sending unit?  Any after market ones or only through the dealers?

ducpainter

#108
September 14, 2013, 10:19:28 AM
Quote from: JoshuaCJCohen on September 14, 2013, 07:10:59 AM
New sending unit?  Any after market ones or only through the dealers?
Yes...a new one.

Dealer item or used. They are pricey new, but you know what it's like to take the tank internals out. Do you want to gamble on a used one not working?

I would go new.
"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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