Gas leaking

[Cinco9]

Anybody have a problem with gas leaking from the right side ?  valkyrie Tourer... haven't had a chance to jack bike up....just looking for some heads up ...Thanks

[Harryc]

Where on the right side? At the bottom of the bike or from the carbs? If it's from the bottom, check your carb bowl drain screws for tightness and/or missing or deteriorated o-rings. 

[Hook#3287]

There are a couple of places and reasons for a fuel leak.  How much are we talking here?

I'd suggest you pull the plugs and check for gas in one of the cylinders just to be safe.

I wouldn't try to start her until you rule out hydrolock.

If you can locate the leak by following the fuel line starting at the petcock, that would be the way to go.

Look at the fuel line T's, their O'rings have been know to dry up and weep some.  Usually they swell once gas starts flowing again and stop leaking.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Anybody have a problem with gas leaking from the right side ?  valkyrie Tourer... haven't had a chance to jack bike up....just looking for some heads up ...Thanks

Sounds like dried up o-rings on the fuel rails. The right side dries up first because of the side stand tilt. Let the carbs and rails fill with fuel for a day or 2. Hopefully that will stop it. 

[Harryc]

Sounds like dried up o-rings on the fuel rails. The right side dries up first because of the side stand tilt. Let the carbs and rails fill with fuel for a day or 2. Hopefully that will stop it. 

Off topic but I hope the OP understands the reason for this question. @meathead, if you were going to put the Valk in storage for say 3 months, would you drain the fuel out of the float bowls? Lets assume the fuel is treated with a stabilizer ...

[Hook#3287]

Sounds like dried up o-rings on the fuel rails. The right side dries up first because of the side stand tilt. Let the carbs and rails fill with fuel for a day or 2. Hopefully that will stop it.  

Off topic but I hope the OP understands the reason for this question. @meathead, if you were going to put the Valk in storage for say 3 months, would you drain the fuel out of the float bowls?

Harry, this question is almost as controversial as what oil do you use and what CT is best.

I think the jury's still out.

I've done both and can't seem to see any difference, so now I just treat the gas with Stabul Marine and don't bother.

[Harryc]

Harry, this question is almost as controversial as what oil do you use and what CT is best.

I think the jury's still out.

I've done both and can't seem to see any difference, so now I just treat the gas with Stabul Marine and don't bother.

, this dried up o-ring thing had me scratching me head Bill. I did drain mine this winter, but I have not done it in the past on other bikes.  It was fun rebuilding those carbs, but I do not want to do it again anytime soon. Lol

[Hook#3287]

Yeah, I said T's but I meant rails.

I've never had the issue.

I drained them every fall when I only had one, for a few years, then I thought, maybe that would promote the rubber drying out.

Then I swapped the jets to 38's and never did it again, just started treating the gas before putting them away.

I guess the reasoning is, draining them helps to prevent gumming up, but for 3 or 4 months at most, I don't know if it's needed.

[Jess from VA]

One thing I do with two bikes and much less riding in winter;  I shim up my kickstands and get both bikes almost completely level, with full tanks.  My shed is so tight they cannot fall over.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Sounds like dried up o-rings on the fuel rails. The right side dries up first because of the side stand tilt. Let the carbs and rails fill with fuel for a day or 2. Hopefully that will stop it.  

Off topic but I hope the OP understands the reason for this question. @meathead, if you were going to put the Valk in storage for say 3 months, would you drain the fuel out of the float bowls?

Harry, this question is almost as controversial as what oil do you use and what CT is best.

I think the jury's still out.

I've done both and can't seem to see any difference, so now I just treat the gas with Stabul Marine and don't bother.

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