what the heck is this?? (pics included)
#1
06-19-2009, 09:38 PM
what the heck is this?? (pics included)
Hey guys. I posted about this problem a few weeks back, thought it cleared itself up, but turns out it didnt.
There is a mystery goop leaking out of either my gas tank overflow tube, or my gas tank breather tube. I'm not sure which is which. The bike has a few hoses coming out of the lower fairing right by the kick stand. the hose thats leaking goop runs up towards the tank, runs under it and across to the other side of the bike and then goes into a fitting and continues into a smaller hose that goes, god knows where. lol. the other tube runs straight up towards the gas tanks and looks to connect into the bottom of it. there is also a coolant overflow hose that sticks out of the fairing, but thats NOT where my issue is coming from.
Anyways with that being said, whenever im out riding, i'll park my bike for the night, and when i get up the next morning, there is usually a small puddle (see pics) of a mixture of what smells like gas, and a yellowish paste. whenever I rub this yellow pastey stuff between my fingers is just kind of disolves and turns to a liquid with a gas smell. any ideas??? Also, does anyone know which tube is which, like which tube its leaking from, the overflow tube or the breather???
First up, the tube its leaking from.. actually its the tube BELOW the one my finger is pointing at. you can see a bit of liquid hanging off the tube.
Secondly, heres the puddle of guck. this is the size of puddle i usually wake up to
Heres a couple of pics close up. mmm delicious
There is a mystery goop leaking out of either my gas tank overflow tube, or my gas tank breather tube. I'm not sure which is which. The bike has a few hoses coming out of the lower fairing right by the kick stand. the hose thats leaking goop runs up towards the tank, runs under it and across to the other side of the bike and then goes into a fitting and continues into a smaller hose that goes, god knows where. lol. the other tube runs straight up towards the gas tanks and looks to connect into the bottom of it. there is also a coolant overflow hose that sticks out of the fairing, but thats NOT where my issue is coming from.
Anyways with that being said, whenever im out riding, i'll park my bike for the night, and when i get up the next morning, there is usually a small puddle (see pics) of a mixture of what smells like gas, and a yellowish paste. whenever I rub this yellow pastey stuff between my fingers is just kind of disolves and turns to a liquid with a gas smell. any ideas??? Also, does anyone know which tube is which, like which tube its leaking from, the overflow tube or the breather???
First up, the tube its leaking from.. actually its the tube BELOW the one my finger is pointing at. you can see a bit of liquid hanging off the tube.
Secondly, heres the puddle of guck. this is the size of puddle i usually wake up to
Heres a couple of pics close up. mmm delicious
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06-20-2009, 03:25 PM
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06-20-2009, 03:40 PM
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lol, can you get more pix of the area? I see a spot on the ground and you pointing at the kickstand sensor but dont see anything dripping from it in those pix tho.
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06-20-2009, 03:43 PM
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06-20-2009, 04:58 PM
yes, ive checked the coolant reservoir and everything there seems good. when i posted about this weeks ago, before i put the pics up, someone suggested it might be a pollin/gas/water mixture of some sorts? does this look like that could be it??? If so i dont know how the hell it got up there in the first place.. its been coming out for weeks ?
