How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? - Page 2 - SV650.org

yorkie_chris · 26-02-11, 07:44 PM

Doesn't matter if it is connected to rubber on at back, just check the pipe has not unstuck itself around the filler cap. They can also rot through inside but this generally means a fuel leak.

26-02-11, 07:45 PM

Thanks YC

26-02-11, 08:29 PM

just like mine has rot through and been bashed off by the pump gonna be a pain to fix its gonna have to be braised back on sucks gonna be without the bike for a week

27-02-11, 12:17 PM

Well, had a look and I cant see anything wrong.

Hole beside filler looks clear, although I cant see all the way down. Lifted tank, both pipes looks secure, free and in good nick.

Oh well...maybe I am just being over paranoid. Just strange how it smells more AFTER a ride as opposed to first thing when I take the cover off.

Geodude · 27-02-11, 06:11 PM

This is how sid advised me to check mine when i had a fuel smell
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=150081

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

With a suitable bit of hose blow down the little hole next to the filler, if you can hear it in the tank the filler well drain pipe is rusted out.

Do a search, sadly it's happened to a few bikes.

27-02-11, 06:15 PM

Shall have a go!

What did you use to blow? I cant think of anything I have around that diameter..

Geodude · 27-02-11, 06:18 PM

I used a straw with some bluetak round the edge cos i is tight

27-02-11, 10:26 PM

Cheers !

26-02-11, 07:44 PM	#11
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? Doesn't matter if it is connected to rubber on at back, just check the pipe has not unstuck itself around the filler cap. They can also rot through inside but this generally means a fuel leak. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

26-02-11, 07:45 PM	#12
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? Thanks YC

26-02-11, 08:29 PM	#13
j2.0 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? just like mine has rot through and been bashed off by the pump gonna be a pain to fix its gonna have to be braised back on sucks gonna be without the bike for a week

27-02-11, 12:17 PM	#14
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? Well, had a look and I cant see anything wrong. Hole beside filler looks clear, although I cant see all the way down. Lifted tank, both pipes looks secure, free and in good nick. Oh well...maybe I am just being over paranoid. Just strange how it smells more AFTER a ride as opposed to first thing when I take the cover off.

27-02-11, 06:15 PM	#16
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? Shall have a go! What did you use to blow? I cant think of anything I have around that diameter..

27-02-11, 06:18 PM	#17
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,673	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? I used a straw with some bluetak round the edge cos i is tight __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

27-02-11, 10:26 PM	#18
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How normal is it for the SV to stink of fuel after a ride? Cheers !

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