Aftermarket Fuel Tank Cap?

[Boomhauer]

Okay boys I have had it!!!!!!!! I have gone thru 3 frigging gas caps on my bike and they all start to leak. Yesterday I felt my leg getting quite hot and wouldn't you know it gas was all over my left leg. This is starting to become a KTM like problem.

Who makes a billet aftermarket fuel tank cap??? Or something that the damn rubber gasket does not shrink?

Robby

[blitz11]

This was posted yesterday by Nano and fixed by Bearman:

http://www.2tracing.it/public/SiTE/index.php?tit=Racing%20Parts&m=97&acts=|Veicoli|di %20vGASGAS

Scroll down to see the gas cap. pretty sweet!

Good timing on your question.

blitz

[Boomhauer]

Okay how about a site that is in english and in the states. Press 2 for english!

[gasgasman]

Boomer. Do you know why it's leaking?
I'm asking because if the tank is deformed, the aluminum cap will leak also.

2T Racing cap.

[Boomhauer]

Girard it looks like to me that the gas is deforming the gasket inside the gas cap. All of the bad caps I have you can see that the gasket has shrunk and no longer holds it's shape nor will they seal. Plus they are rock hard. Must be the Sunoco 110!

[gasgasman]

Yeah, I had one do that.
You could probably find a rubber gasket that is the same size and try that instead.

[GMP]

Mine leaked too, but it swelled up out of shape instead of shrinking. Its either something new in the pump gas, or the gasket rubber compound was changed. Get some 1/16" sheet silicone rubber (not affected by fuel) and cut a new gasket. The center part is no big deal and not really needed, I had cut a bigger hole in mine anyway to aid in tank venting. Like Girard said make sure the tank neck sealing surface is square and smooth.

[Boomhauer]

Tank neck & sealing surfaces look good. I almost wish I would have kept my stock 04 tank when I sold the 04 with that quick fill cap vs. having my leg getting soaked in race gas!

[hannesd]

problem with my '00 EC300 is that the tank neck is deformed so i cant seal the fuel tank with the fuel cap anymore.
the top of the fuel neck is not flat anymore, it's bent towards the inside of the neck.
how do i solve this problem?
anyone have this before, sure someone must have?

thanks, hannes.
belgium.

[Cruiser]

not sure if the newer gg are the same,, but my 03 was the same as my buddies husky wr125/150.. If you could grab up a billet cap for one of those to try..