gas cap leaking

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vetboy

Discussion Starter · Jan 10, 2002

my 87 A/C jags gas cap leaks like a sive! espeically if im riding rough terrain, ive tried to fix it by making the sealing gasket good and flat, i also filed the top of the tank totally flat so it will seal better but to no avail, it still leaks! it smells like gas the whole time your riding and not to mention its a fire hazzard and gets on my riding bibs and stuff, anybody else had this problem if so how did you fix it? i guess its a good thing i dont smoke!

if its not a CAT, then it must be a dog!

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punkrock114

· #2 · Jan 10, 2002

Yeah i had the same problem with mine. I just went and got a new cap for it. They only cost like 10-15 bucks.

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Bman

· #3 · Jan 10, 2002

I see one here for $5.95 CDN without a guage.

http://www.royaldistributing.com/servlet/MiddleRedirect?page=190.html

Keep in mind fuel tanks have to vent and some are vented in the cap or right under it. Do you know where your vent is located? My Mountain Max has a tiny little tube near the filler neck that spills when its really full and I'm on an angle. Hell and I smoke too. Never really bothered me of course I haven't lit myself on fire yet.
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Edited by - Bman on January 10 2002 3:50:57 PM

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sleadhed

· #4 · Jan 11, 2002

also check to make sure that the fill neck is not cracked at the bottom. my dad's EXT was from the last owner. it makes me cringe when I think of what must have hit the fill neck hard enough to crack it.

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erick

· #5 · Jan 11, 2002

Well, tape always works. I have some friends that do that. Try hockey tape I guess, they say.

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ZR600cce

· #6 · Jan 11, 2002

I would go to your local dealer and tell them what kind of sled you have and they should be able to hook you up with one right away if you go to the artic cat dealer.
Its kind've like buy a new belt for your sled

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shanet963

· #7 · Jan 12, 2002

Neck cracked? Fill with epoxy.

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vetboy

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 12, 2002

ok guys i fixed it!!! you guys will appricate my repair since im a plumber i got a toilet tank ball and cut it so the taper fit right to the edge then sliped it over the gage part so it still works but the taper is toward the tank so splashing fuel is diverted back into the tank instead of around the seal, it works great i grabed the sled a shook it voilently and not a drop!!!!, before id a lost a bunch of fuel, im not sure what was using more gas the carb or the leak? but my home remedy has cured that problem!

if its not a CAT, then it must be a dog!

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Bman

· #9 · Jan 15, 2002

Very creative! Say... did you by a new toilet ball or was it a used one? My brother is a comm. plumber too and he some how never has to pay for that stuff. Hmm.... go figure. Of course I never really want to touch ANYTHING USED that comes out of a toilet, personally.

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