How Would You Plug Your Gas Cap?

[5-7HEAVEN]

fetor, maybe something like this: http://www.mcmaster.com/#stainless-steel-bars/=200gsw

It's a 12" length; I only need 6" to make two brackets.

Wanna go "halvsies" (split the cost)?

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

Or a source? I lost one yesterday.

Staton has caps: http://www.staton-inc.com/Details.asp?ProductID=3261

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

Or a source? I lost one yesterday.

Staton has caps: http://www.staton-inc.com/Details.asp?ProductID=3261

Last month my rear engine's tank bracket broke. The next day someone "borrowed" the gas cap from my front engine. I ordered the fuel tank from Staton, which came with cap, lines and filter.

So the new cap went on the front engine and the new tank went on the rear engine.

 

[fetor56]

Wanna go "halvsies" (split the cost)?

Thanks for the thought man,i'll go my seperate way....if necessary i'll weld a bracket.
If your getting that T section in stainless steel it's going to be hard to work.Hard but not impossible.........it will be impossibly strong that's for sure.

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

Eureka!

THE SOLUTION:

I installed self-tapping screws into both gas cap's vent holes. This stopped gas from dribbling out.

Air is being vented from the reserve tank, or leaks from the engines' aging fuel grommets.

Now I don't smell like gas whenever I ride "The Dragon Lady".

When I park my bike for a few hours, fuel automatically siphons to partially fill both tanks without leaking. When I don't want this to happen, I simply shut the Happy Time tank's petcock.

I also bought a small electric fuel pump from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0397372916&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

A Whizzer battery and push-button switch will be more reliable in filling both tanks. Valves mounted atop tanks will allow me to fill them individually.

These are the valves: http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/AZ8336.html?id=3WpHd6VP

 

[buzbikebklyn1]

WWW>KIKKER5150.COM, small style "sportster" gas tanks. $90 in flat black, and it does away with the Mickey Mouse flandge seam on most kit tanks and holds 1 gallon, not that you HAVE to fill it up that much.
Its got better mounts, a top mounted vented gas cap and a quality fuel valve.
And it looks to friggin cool!

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

Well, the self-tapping screw to plug the vented cap works.

It's been two weeks, and the caps never leaked a drop, even when gas is filled past the cap.

 

[SirJakesus]

What about the fuel line grommet? Mine leaks a bit on my newer mits with the 30oz tank from staton. I was going to silicone the sucker until I read the label and it said "not to be exposed to gasoline" *sniffle*

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

My grommets probably leak a little bit of air due to normal shrinkage. Maybe the engines are venting from there, since the caps are plugged.

Mine hasn't leaked gas from the grommets because the siphoning from the reserve tank doesn't fill the engine tanks to their maximum.

I just installed a 12-volt electric fuel pump to fill both engines' tanks. I'll make sure I don't fill to max.