08-28-2019, 11:04 AM | #1 |
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Fuel smell/leak issue
2018 Bashan Sport 250 Im wondering if maybe I over filled the fuel tank, but it was the bikes first night in my garage and when I woke up this morning the garage has a really strong fuel odor and a little bit in the house. Also there was a little fuel by the kickstand. I did turn the petcock off. When I filled it up yesterday, I did come kinda close to the top. Any tips/help/advice would be greatly appreciated! Especially with filling up the tank, Im use to dirt bikes where I fill it up on the trailer on the way out to go ride lol.
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08-28-2019, 11:20 AM | #2 |
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It’s think it’s got no venting to anywhere but out the top of the tank
Smells could well be common I have 3 bikes parked in the basement no ventilation in the basement and 2 bikes the tanks bent just directly out to the air and get smells tio |
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08-28-2019, 11:26 AM | #3 |
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Don't fill it all the way to the top. Seems to be a Bashan thing. Never had any problems with my Hawk and the gas caps look identical. Maybe drilling a couple of small hole towards the top of the portion that sticks in the tank might keep it from flowing out the top of the cap.
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08-28-2019, 11:41 AM | #5 |
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Turbo, I had the same problem. Cant fill it up to the top. Jerryhawk is correct. Be careful of fumes, I spent 36 days in a burn unit.
Go ride, burn some fuel, and have a great time doing it!!!!
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08-28-2019, 12:00 PM | #6 |
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Understood wedooit, thank you for the confirmation!
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08-28-2019, 07:02 PM | #7 |
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Well, I saw a drip so decided to investigate and as soon as I touched the side plastic there was a little splash of fuel. I took off the plastics on that side and dried everything off. It started dripping on the bottom of the tank, on a weld I think. So back to the dealership she goes!
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08-30-2019, 09:53 PM | #8 |
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I got an update from the tech that is fixing my fuel leak issue at the dealership. He is saying that the cap was not venting properly which caused the tank to pressurize which caused a weak part of the tank to fail and start leaking. They are replacing the tank, cap, and plastics, hopefully by next week sometime!
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08-31-2019, 10:08 AM | #9 | |
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Thanks for the posts!!!!
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08-31-2019, 12:42 PM | #10 |
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Good call wedooit, just posted a review!
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