Hi All, I have been away for a while, but got the dust off the Strom and getting ready for another riding season.
Last year before I put her away for the winter I noticed a fuel leak after I started her from being cold. The leak was about 2 drops every second and was enough to scare me to watch it when starting it. I didn't want my baby to self-immolate!
So, here is how I noticed it - I usually start her in the garage and immediately smelled strong gas fumes one morning. I look down and there is a puddle of gas on the floor. I immediately shut her down and looked up under the tank with a LED flashlight. I could not see where the leak was coming from.
The leak only happens when it is running. It does NOT leak when I turn the ignition on and hear the fuel pump, only when she is started. The leak also did not appear after I started her from the initial start.
So, I could start her, wait 5 sec, see the leak and stop her then start her again and there was no leak. This went on for a month and I never got my ass in gear to track it down.
I start it this week and the leak comes back as expected, but it returns even after I restart her. I am thinking the leak has become worse and really needs to be fixed now.
I do a tank lift the next day to try to figure out where this leak is. The drops are coming down right in the "V" of the front head, but never can see far enough up under the tank to see where it is coming from.
I take apart the cowling which is a nice long exercise and move the bike outside to start just in case if something was to go wrong (I filled the tank up with gas before parking it for the winter.)
Expecting the leak to return I start her up and no leak. My reward for removing her cowling I guess!
I am pretty frustrated by this because I am not sure if it will return and still cannot figure out where it may be coming from.
My best guess is that it is probably at the junction of the fuel feed hose (from tank) connecting onto the fuel pipe that feeds the injectors. That would be pretty close to where the fuel is dripping from above.
Anyone have a similar problem or have any recommendations on finding the leak?
I would love to remove the tank, but would need a longer fuel feed hose to keep the engine running long enough to actually see it start leaking if it actually does leak again.
Even with the tank lifted it is hard to see under it far enough forward to check all the fuel connections going to the front cylinder.
Thanks for any help!
Last year before I put her away for the winter I noticed a fuel leak after I started her from being cold. The leak was about 2 drops every second and was enough to scare me to watch it when starting it. I didn't want my baby to self-immolate!
So, here is how I noticed it - I usually start her in the garage and immediately smelled strong gas fumes one morning. I look down and there is a puddle of gas on the floor. I immediately shut her down and looked up under the tank with a LED flashlight. I could not see where the leak was coming from.
The leak only happens when it is running. It does NOT leak when I turn the ignition on and hear the fuel pump, only when she is started. The leak also did not appear after I started her from the initial start.
So, I could start her, wait 5 sec, see the leak and stop her then start her again and there was no leak. This went on for a month and I never got my ass in gear to track it down.
I start it this week and the leak comes back as expected, but it returns even after I restart her. I am thinking the leak has become worse and really needs to be fixed now.
I do a tank lift the next day to try to figure out where this leak is. The drops are coming down right in the "V" of the front head, but never can see far enough up under the tank to see where it is coming from.
I take apart the cowling which is a nice long exercise and move the bike outside to start just in case if something was to go wrong (I filled the tank up with gas before parking it for the winter.)
Expecting the leak to return I start her up and no leak. My reward for removing her cowling I guess!
I am pretty frustrated by this because I am not sure if it will return and still cannot figure out where it may be coming from.
My best guess is that it is probably at the junction of the fuel feed hose (from tank) connecting onto the fuel pipe that feeds the injectors. That would be pretty close to where the fuel is dripping from above.
Anyone have a similar problem or have any recommendations on finding the leak?
I would love to remove the tank, but would need a longer fuel feed hose to keep the engine running long enough to actually see it start leaking if it actually does leak again.
Even with the tank lifted it is hard to see under it far enough forward to check all the fuel connections going to the front cylinder.
Thanks for any help!