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mrbelvedere
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fuel petcock removal

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i have strong fuel smell even when riding i am suspecting its the petcock but i cant see any signs of it leaking is it possible to still be bad and any cons on just removing it


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If the petcock is leaking there will be signs of that in the tray that surrounds the fuel filler. Also have a look at the overflow hoses under the bike.
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Rambozo wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:35 pm If the petcock is leaking there will be signs of that in the tray that surrounds the fuel filler. Also have a look at the overflow hoses under the bike.
there really is not any signs of it in the tray and i havent seen anything under the bike i wonder if it could be the gas cap i will say i had a nice vapor light off last night while riding
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I had a gas smell until I replaced the shut off
and I never had fuel in the tray
when I took it apart there was a rip un the big diaphragm
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If you look at #6 in the parts diagram, this is where mine was leaking.



https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda ... r-assembly
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Quick Cal wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:52 am If you look at #6 in the parts diagram, this is where mine was leaking.


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https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda ... r-assembly
what is #6 in the parts breakdown
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mrbelvedere wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:45 pm
Quick Cal wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:52 am If you look at #6 in the parts diagram, this is where mine was leaking.


MjAzMzU5Ng-5d080c30.png

https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda ... r-assembly
what is #6 in the parts breakdown
It's a tube that feeds fuel from the accelerator pump to the nozzles at the top of the carbs. It has 2 o-rings on it that can leak, and is leaking on mine.
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well.. that's not the Petcock :-)
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bbrackett wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:54 pm well.. that's not the Petcock :-)
Well.... I bet he's really just looking for a fuel leak. What do you think? ;)
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ah yup could be.. smelling fuel on a vehicle that uses Gasoline..
I'd be expecting to "see" liquid most time as well, when I smelled it..

like i said, my Petcock wasn't leaking liquid, but it was leaking vapors maybe..
it stopped doing that when I replaced it
You would think with a pressurized (4psi) that it would be leaking fuel but it wasn't
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thanks for the help gentleman ill get to digging
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Re: fuel petcock removal

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mrbelvedere,
Did you find your leak? I ask because this weekend I had the smell of gas when I went for a spin around the neighborhood ('94 GL1500). Found a trail of liquid on the rear cylinder head cover on the left side, but was unable to locate its source. I've removed most of the tupperware (including the air filter case), but I'm still not able to locate the source of the leak. My next step is to run the starter to see if I can see where it's spitting out. Strange thing is there's never been any puddles or spots under the bike.
Thanks.


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