I have just had a great run out today around the yorkshire dales, until i noticed liquid dripping from the side of my bike....Then i got worried....Its Petrol!!! So i carefully rode home and emptied the tank into cans...Can anyone suggest what to do now?? It seems to comming from the bottom left edge of the tank where the inner and outer tank seems join.. But i cant see any holes??

Hi Dave,

As a fellow Divvy owner sorry to hear your news. It could be that a leak has occured in a seam/joint, but as you say it is the bottom left edge of the tank which is affected I wonder if you have a leak from the join where the petrol tap goes into the tank? I would be inclined to check that first, it may be that you have a perished rubber seal which will only cost a small amount of money and hassle to resolve.

You might want to put the question to the guys on here...[url=http://www.bikersoracle.com/yamahadiversion/forum/index.php],

...or at least have a look. I recall something about petrol tap seals being asked a while back so that might be of use to you.

Cheers,

Andy

Hi Dave,

As a fellow Divvy owner sorry to hear your news. It could be that a leak has occured in a seam/joint, but as you say it is the bottom left edge of the tank which is affected I wonder if you have a leak from the join where the petrol tap goes into the tank? I would be inclined to check that first, it may be that you have a perished rubber seal which will only cost a small amount of money and hassle to resolve.

You might want to put the question to the guys on here...[url=http://www.bikersoracle.com/yamahadiversion/forum/index.php],

...or at least have a look. I recall something about petrol tap seals being asked a while back so that might be of use to you.

Cheers,

Andy

I checked all the seals, fuel tap and sender unit!! No leaks...It must be a seam??? How do you fix what you can't see????

Regards

Dave

I checked all the seals, fuel tap and sender unit!! No leaks...It must be a seam??? How do you fix what you can't see????

Regards

Dave

Ah! That's a begger then

Maybe you could try one of the sealants which are available, Petseal I think one is called, and others are about too. Try this forum...

[http://www.aircooled-rd.com/forum]

as I know it has been mentioned on there in the past, 70's bikes need such stuff

Cheers,

Andy

Edited November 14, 200519 yr by ANDYROSE