RE: Gas leaks out when of tank vent tube

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RE: Gas leaks out when of tank vent tube

RE: Gas leaks out when of tank vent tube 
Dan said 2009-04-21 04:19 
 
Happened to me too when I overfilled. Takes 5 minutes to fill up, too. Here´s your tip of the month from personal experience. On a ride, for no apparent reason the top left surface of my 02 Spirit gas tank indented. Ping, and it looked like somebody dropped a bowling ball on the tank. Removed the gas cap at the next fill up and it popped back out about 80%. Tracked down the source of the problem: an insect had packed mud in the end of the vent tube. I cleaned the dirt out then neatly wrapped black fiberglass window screen material over the end of the tube and secured it with a small black zip tie. Lesson: screen the vent tube before your tank caves in from unvented suction. 
 
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