Gas Smell

[DavRed]

I don't seem to be able to find it.
I have checked for vacuum  leaks. I spreyed starter fluid all around the hoses and carbs while the Valk was running hoping to find a vacuum leak. No dice. I checked the petcock. Does not seem to be a leak there. Dry both after riding and sitting.

The smell seems to be coming from the left carburetor bank. That is where it is the strongest. But I don't see anything there.

Any other ideas would be great.
2000 Interstate if that makes any difference.

[roboto65]

Well gas vapors sink as they are heavier than air it may be coming from your gaskcap this happens and there was a post about this the other day. They do not sell the gasket seperate either LOL someone mentioned vasoline on the rubber to refresh it.

[Baloo]

I experienced a gas smell on mine last year. As suggested by someone here, I removed the rubber seal from the tank cap and put a piece of thin carboard under it as a shim. The cap closes tighter now and the smell is gone

[DavRed]

I will give the gasket a shot. I already coated it with Vaseline. That didn't make a differance in the smell.

Thanks for your help....

[rodeo1]

i think they just burn so much gas that you can't help but to smell it.

[glassguy]

Replace the intake o-rings.  Solved the problem for me

[Red Diamond]

There is a very good Honda mechanic in this area of Texas that I know and use sometimes. When I told him about the gas smell, when I purchased my I/S 5 years ago, he told me in no uncertain terms,
"That's Six Carberators You're Sitting On Top of". That's when I came to this board to get an answer.

[DavRed]

There is a very good Honda mechanic in this area of Texas that I know and use sometimes. When I told him about the gas smell, when I purchased my I/S 5 years ago, he told me in no uncertain terms,
"That's Six Carberators You're Sitting On Top of". That's when I came to this board to get an answer.

AND the answer was? I have had this bike for 40K and the smell just started . Got to be something new. I wil try the gasket thing. I know that covering the gas cap area with electric tape did not work....
Thanks for all the help

[Jess from VA]

Cut a piece of inner tube to the same size as the existing gas cap gasket and add it on top.