1 K1100LT Fuel Tank Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:36 pm
brickrider2
Life time member
I returned from the MOA rally a wiser rider. That's a good thing because I have an issue with the tank that has me puzzled. The cap is wet and has soaked the underside of the tank bag. At one point on a very hot afternoon, the engine stopped abruptly. It only returned to life after I opened the cap. I thereafter was obliged to carry the tank bag behind me - not the optimal spot, for sure. But to return to the point of the engine stopping, if there is inadequate venting of the tank, why would fuel be escaping around the edges of the cap? Mind you, this only happens when the tank bag is in place over/on the cap. That suggests to me that the seepage around cap and the engine stalling are related.
By way of background, I should say the cap was apart within the last year for a rebuild. However, there were plenty of miles ridden post-cap rebuild without incident. The engine stopping and the weeping/seeping fuel cap are recent wrinkles in my relationship with the Big Red Beast.
Any ideas, doubts or WAGS? What's goin' on?
By way of background, I should say the cap was apart within the last year for a rebuild. However, there were plenty of miles ridden post-cap rebuild without incident. The engine stopping and the weeping/seeping fuel cap are recent wrinkles in my relationship with the Big Red Beast.
Any ideas, doubts or WAGS? What's goin' on?
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1996 K1100LT