DallasR1100RT Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I smell a very strong fuel odor when starting the engine and today I noticed it left some fuel on the ground. I started it up for the first time since Saturday...it was on the center stand...she left me a little "puddle" of Shell gasoline on the ground. My mileage is DOWN to about 40mpg. I know people are going to say that is normal..but this bike was closer to 50. Any ideas or suggesttions? Thanks Mark Link to comment
NonComp Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 It your bike was an 1150, I would suspect quick disconnects on the fuels lines, right side of the bike. My 1100 fuel lines started to rot out (liner was cracked) and began leaking on the outlet (right side of tank - access plate and hose connections. Is the fuel on the right-hand side of the bike? Link to comment
philbytx Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Make sure your rubber fuel hoses are pushed completely onto the plastic and that the clamps are located correctly and tight Link to comment
Ken Denton Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Mine did the same thing a couple months ago. Fuel quick disconnects. When I took the left side plastic off found a slow leak that got much worse when moved. I have gas hot water heater in garage and so parked bike in drive with cover till the parts came in. Took 30 min to repair. Link to comment
Redbrick Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 If it's a broken quick disconnect and don't have ready access to one it's easy to remove the broken item and replace it with a piece of fuel line and a brass ferrell (sp?).....Be sure you use fuel injection clamps and line....Here's a pic of the one we used on Kathy's 1150 and the broken disconnect below...Subsequently installed metalic quick disconnects...... An unnecessary caution: Careful of gas fumes and water heaters etc... Link to comment
upflying Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I also had the problem. Fuel line clamp loose at the disconnect. Fix promptly as raw gas drips onto the catalytic converter. Link to comment
cruisin Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If all of the above suggestions turn out to NOT be the problem, then it may be time to consider a failure of the fuel distributor and it's not an easy fix. It is buried deep in the middle of the bike and you pretty much have to break the bike in half to get to it. That's when it might be time to consider a few other high mileage maintenance items while you're into it that far; clutch, spline lube, throttle cables, clutch cable, etc. Link to comment
DallasR1100RT Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 thanks everyone! Guess once the weather gets warmer...off comes the tupperware...AGAIN!! Link to comment
Edgar Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Over time those hose clamps seem to loosen up. I've tightened them after removing the tank, only to re-tighten them a month later, swearing that I didn't leave them that loose. Link to comment
NonComp Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 After a certain amount of aging, the liner of those hoses appears to get brittle and cracks when you disturb them by removing the tank and (for example) changing the fuel filter. After that, they don't seal against the spigot anymore. When I removed mine and compressed the end a bit, you could see the cracks in the liner, but the outer hose layer was still intact. Link to comment
cali_beemer Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Over time those hose clamps seem to loosen up. I've tightened them after removing the tank, only to re-tighten them a month later, swearing that I didn't leave them that loose. Not sure how much good it does, but I coated mine in locktite. Link to comment
NonComp Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I don't think that its the clamp loosening. It's probably the liner breaking down. Link to comment
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