Leaky tank and dragging brake

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  • Radioguylogs
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Nov 2012
    • 1950
    • Presque Isle, MI

    #16
    Jetmechmarty and I have have had the gas level sender itself leaking.


    See how the old glue is failing?:

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    I scraped out the old sealer and globbed over it with this stuff:

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    Can't find an "after" picture at the moment.
    -Mike
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    '79 XS1100SF 20k miles
    '80 XS1100SG 44k miles
    '81 XS1100H Venturer 35k miles
    '79 XS750SF 17k miles
    '85 Honda V65 Magna ~7k miles
    '84 Honda V65 Magna 48k miles (parts bike)
    '86 Yamaha VMAX 9k miles

    Previous: '68 Motoguzzi 600cc + '79 XS750SF 22k miles +'84 Honda V65

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    • DEEBS11
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Feb 2023
      • 1477
      • Connecticut

      #17
      Originally posted by Ccitis
      Brakes are fixed, although they are pulsing with heavy braking. Gas tank is not. Very frustrated on that one... got the new rubber gasket in there... still weeping. I used copper sealing washers for the screws... perhaps I need a fuel resistant nylon. Its very hard to tell where the fuel is coming from. It may be coming from the area where the one lead attachs.
      Use baby powder to pinpoint that leak.

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      • Ccitis
        Truly XSive
        • Jun 2023
        • 153

        #18
        Originally posted by Radioguylogs
        Jetmechmarty and I have have had the gas level sender itself leaking.


        See how the old glue is failing?:

        Click image for larger version

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Views:	33
Size:	121.5 KB
ID:	885171



        I scraped out the old sealer and globbed over it with this stuff:

        Click image for larger version

Name:	Capture.jpg
Views:	33
Size:	147.8 KB
ID:	885172

        Can't find an "after" picture at the moment.
        I am sure it is coming from there. Before it was coming from both the actual rubber sealed surface and there. Now it is a very small leak from there. I will do what you did. Thanks.

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        • DiverRay
          Moderator
          • Nov 2004
          • 7640
          • Star, IDAHO

          #19
          You can buy a fuel tank sealer from most auto parts stores. It should be about the same as the POR 15 patch if you cannot find it.
          Ray Matteis
          KE6NHG
          XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
          XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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