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Reason for editing: Last Edit: May 08, 2024, 21:20:23 PM by chief

[quote author=made2care link=msg=128491 date=1715167446]
Posted this on fb and hoping someone has an answer. I cleaned out some rust in gas tank and now fuel is leaking from under the bike out of a breather tube. It’s a constant leak with short surges.
Up by the gas cap you can hear the gas surging from the little breather hole .
I’m hoping I didn’t damage anything inside the tank.
Thoughts?[/quote]
I am assuming you didn't overfill. 
Sounds like it may be siphoning?  Does it still leak with the cap open?  From memory, there are two hoses coming off the tank, one from the fuel pump area and one on the bottom right rear from the cap.

Trace the hose ... if it is from the fuel pump area, it may be a bad fuel pump gasket. If it is from the other hose, your gas cap ventingmay not be working right, or there may be a leak into the vent tubing. Usually the cap venting clog results in fuel leaking from the cap. We have a mod for that.

If it is neither of these, trace that hose and let us know where it goes.

Leaking gas cap - Not the same symptoms as yours, but could be a venting issue. https://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/gascap.html

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Posted by made2care

- May 08, 2024, 06:24:06 AM

Posted this on fb and hoping someone has an answer. I cleaned out some rust in gas tank and now fuel is leaking from under the bike out of a breather tube. It's a constant leak with short surges.
Up by the gas cap you can hear the gas surging from the little breather hole .
I'm hoping I didn't damage anything inside the tank.
Thoughts?

Posted by 53Indian

- April 27, 2024, 23:50:13 PM

https://nomad.eurekaboy.com/nomadairintake.htm

Posted by 53Indian

- April 27, 2024, 23:39:19 PM

I had one of these fitted, made hardly any difference.

You might wanna modify the r/h air filter, that should help smooth it out.

(Remove the two air valves, tuck away the wiring and plug the breather pipe - runs quieter too)

There's a guide out there somewhere.

Posted by made2care

- April 21, 2024, 14:37:24 PM

Found it. Has a power commander III . Will watch some videos to reset everything and hopefully fix the richness!

Posted by made2care

- April 20, 2024, 18:44:32 PM

Just purchased a gorgeous 01 drifter 1500. . Only 20,000 on the clock! But.... Po informed me that the po before him put some type of an aftermarket fuel computer( can't remember what the term was) but it has something to do with the fuel. It also has an aftermarket exhaust on it. He did say it runs rich. Upon startup black smoke but then clears. Bike runs fine but have not checked the plugs yet.
Any ideas on a fix for it running rich? Where would this aftermarket fuel thingy be on the bike so I can post a pic of it.
Thanks for your help!

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