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#490725 alleycat (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 6 gas leak 1 Year ago   I have a 2008 roadstar with fuel injection. noticed today when i started it up, after sitting for 3 days, gas dripping from the upper center area between the cyliders. do the 2008 have and fuel line overflow hose? let it set for a couple of hours and started it up again with no leak and no problems. looking for some clues. thanks   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #490736 gfolkert (User) Blah... Blah. Blah, Blah, Blah. Gold Boarder Posts: 985 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   alleycat wrote: I have a 2008 roadstar with fuel injection. noticed today when i started it up, after sitting for 3 days, gas dripping from the upper center area between the cyliders. do the 2008 have and fuel line overflow hose? let it set for a couple of hours and started it up again with no leak and no problems. looking for some clues. thanks Did you fill up *right* before you parked? If so, its probably due to expansion. Most gas is COOL in the underground tanks. When warm it expands. I had a carb'd sportster that was really bad at that. If I filled it at the station down the road... and brought it home and parked it... sure enough gas would come leaking out slowly... So, I learned to fill it up about 10 miles from home and park it.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #490757 tibadoe (User) No destination needed Platinum Boarder Posts: 1422 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   This is the fuel tank & lines for the 09, they should be the same: http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/2009-yamaha-road-star-silverado-s-xv17atsyg-fuel-tank/o/m144629sch600662   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/05/14 18:06 By tibadoe.   Joe 2009 Road Star Silverado S 2009 Ultra Classic Electra Glide Star Touring & Riding HOG   The administrator has disabled public write access. #490796 TampaSVT (User) Life is hard. It's harder if yer' stupid(J.Wayne) Platinum Boarder Posts: 5054 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   The 2008+ have a sealed system. Other than the rollover valve, I can't imagine where this fuel could have come from. Fuel lines and regulator run down the LH side. Don't know why you'd see it anywhere near the cylinders, other than where the injectors insert. You sure it wasn't just condensation? Was the bike parked outside? Keep an eye on that. Never heard of anything so weird... Rich   Logged     2008 Road Star Tricky Air Ride(remote controlled) 6-degree Raked Front-end Ape Hangers Internal Wiring RoadHouse Dooleys Featured in V-Twin Magazine, August 2012 Online Photo Album   The administrator has disabled public write access. #492182 alleycat (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 6 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   Hi again folks. Thanks for all your guys help. yes my bike is parked outside, unfortunatly. Started it up this morning and it started to leak again. Coming from the upper center area. Let it cool down and took the tank off to chack things out. Couln't find anything. Being that this happened only in the morning and on the first start up, i'm leaning towards condensation coming from the injector area, maybe?   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #492194 texasscott1 (User) Two of a kind Platinum Boarder Posts: 2489 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   If it's condensation it won't smell like gasoline. If it's gasoline then it needs to be looked at closely. The pressure in the injector lines is close to 50 psi, not something you want to start spraying while you're riding.   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/05/17 13:00 By texasscott1.   My 99 Standard Test Mule Scott B.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #492201 blue_star (User) Better to burn out than fade away! Platinum Boarder Posts: 4834 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   Possibly a bad o-ring at an injector? Haven't really looked at mine in that area but I did have that problem on my Mustang. I was lucky I didn't burn the car up the way it was spraying gas. You definitly need to check that out.   Logged     http://s1271.beta.photobucket.com/user/bluestar825/library/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #492211 slothy (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2032 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   where is the fuel pump @ on the fi? inside the tank i assume? could it be it leaking from the seal where the fuel pump sits (assuming again its bolted in from underneath and not up top under the dash)   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/05/17 13:31 By slothy.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #492219 blue_star (User) Better to burn out than fade away! Platinum Boarder Posts: 4834 Re:gas leak 1 Year ago   fuel pump is in tank and bolted in from bottom   Logged     http://s1271.beta.photobucket.com/user/bluestar825/library/   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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