Leaking petrol

villain1973uk · Nova Slayer Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

Hi all,

I'm a complete newbie to biking, anyway I bought a new bike and I filled it up with a jerry can and when it got so far oetrol was pissing from the bottom if my bike.....any ideas why?

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Bubbs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 May 2009 Karma :

I had issues with my petrol pump on my last bike which ended up pissing petrol. Where exactly is it pissing out of?
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sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

fuel tap on prime?
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villain1973uk · Nova Slayer Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

What's in prime, I'm a complete novice, it seems as though its coming from under the tank but not really sure.

RPM · Nova Slayer Joined: 16 Apr 2011 Karma :

Is the fuel pipe connected properly at the tap (under the tank) and the carb??

villain1973uk · Nova Slayer Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

Haha yes there's still room for more petrol and the gauge is saying half full although I'd say its more than half full, I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong (well hoping it is).

blurredman · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Karma :

Are you sure it's petrol? It could be just water splashed from the road. Smell it.
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villain1973uk · Nova Slayer Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

It's deff petrol, as I was pouring the petrol in it was pissing out the bottom, it only done it when it got to a certain level.

Amnesty · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Karma :

Make/model?

take pictures?
and info is good info.
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StormCrow · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Karma :

Hole in the tank?

kestrel · Nearly there... Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Karma :

Filler cap drain pipe?
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villain1973uk · Nova Slayer Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

It's a sym xs125, its brand new that's why I'm pissed off, I just took it out for a run and its fine just can't put anymore petrol in for some reason.

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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

T'intardtubes suggest that it's a simply gravity feed, there's no prime on the tap.

First thing to do is call the place that you bought it from, don't ride it if it's pissing fuel!

On my Chinese bike-in-box, some cretin ( Shifty

) connected the fuel and breather lines to the carb the wrong way round, with the result that fuel merrily gushed out. However, that happened as soon as the tap was turned on.

OK, the fuel gauge is likely to be be lying, I'd ignore it. How high up are you filling it before it leaks? I mean, look inside into the filler, see if the fuel level is anywhere near the mouth of it. That's what the dealer is going to ask.
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