wher is it coming from?

[lilgas69]

hey can anyone tell me? i have 1980 xs 1100-last nite i came home and under my bike was a nice sized spot of gas[ i smelled it] i cheched everyway could not find where it is from. so i started the bike let it run still not a drip or anything.i shut it down still not nothing. does any body have a clue where it could be from,where else i can check. very confussed lilgas69.

[JWSanders]

You could possibly have a float sticking in the carbs. It will leak up out of the carbs and into the airbox, then out on the floor.

If that's the case though, then it means your octopus may not be doing its job all the time as well.

Do a search here for leaky carbs or gas leak and you will find many posts about them. In addition, the Maintenance and Repairs sections of the forums are chock full of good information about your bike.

Welcome to the site! You'll find most questions have been answered many times...a little searching goes a long way!!

[lilgas69]

thanks

thanks jw this will be a big big help i still love my xs1100. i actualy i have a75'xs650 i'm rewireing, i luv all xs. i'll put them up against any bike.lilgas69- ride free!

[mro]

hey can anyone tell me?

JWSanders is probably right

You have original fuel lines?
One first things I did to my 80G was replace fuel/vac lines.
Or could have been the gas fairy


mro

[Czekus21]

Do you have a gremlin bell? If not, those pesky gremlins may be stealing your gas and selling it for gremlin booze.

[lilgas69]

no i lost my bell in a crash last year on a honda 400.i think i'll get one as soon as i can.

[TopCatGr58]

Gremlin bell do's and don'ts!!

Hey Lilgas69,

You can't just go out and "GET" a gremlin bell and have it work!

You have to have it "Given" to you by another biker. I got mine from Bruce Gerkin at my last rally in NY! I think that any person hosting a rally needs to give out gremlin bells, if nothing else!!!

So...get it working and get thee to a rally!!
T.C.

[81xsproject]

You also my want to smell the iinside of your case through the oil fill hole. You may only have a drop on the floor , but much more in the crankcase If so, time for an oil change. This is a scenario I wish I didn't know about...

[Tom Andersen]

lilgas69 it looks like you have a standard. Did you just fill the bike with gas? It has the overflow in the gas cap that drains underneath.

[madbiker]

He could have float with a hole in it >
Madbiker

[lilgas69]

hey topcat- if you get a bell yourself the magic is not as strong but it still works. and jw was right -float was stuck.thanks to all for the help. lilgas69