Gas spills...leaky cap

Heres whats happening the seam at the tank where the cap goes leaks most of the time in my opinion. Paint it up paint it good use a can maby sand the blemishes out use another can. The idea? Engine paint dos not care if gas touches it. Now this means you have a sealer that = a tank that will not leak . The paint will not blemish from the gas its good paint, gas will not tarnish your purty shine. Paint your studs really well at the base as most of these tanks will leak here eventually. Mask your studs so the nuts can be threaded back on without cursing. Double gasket your cap tripple gasket your cap if it helps, but do drill a 1/8 hole maby very slightly smaller in the center of your gas cap. Your tank needs to breath so does your ch. Hope this helps!!!!!! A good high temp engine paint is to me like sealing the entire tank with epoxy

Theres always a pontential to make it leak just ly the bike sideways or worse yet wreck someware. Bottom line needs to breath. My heads not working its late trying to think of a slightly smaller hole than the 1/8 for the center of the gas cap. Hope someone gets my idea lol God Bless!

One more thing somone here I can't remmember where on the forum used a inside pre tank for ya filled it yet sealer? There was a air craft tested brand? They said it was good stuff. I'am not in the air yet not worryed lol. Gots to learn me a spell checker

So what if we had a better sealed cap with a 1/8" vent tube like Quads(4wheelers) have. I was going over this with a friend of mine just last night.

Hi RedB.....

Something discovered on the St. Pete ride from the guy who was having clutch shaft problems (Jim's buddy). He figured out that an oil fill cap that fits the Chevy engine was a perfect match and that he did a double rubber gasket number on. No more leaks. He said it was an easy find at the local auto parts store. Inexpensive too.

It will also work with a ford one...I think the old ford/chevy metal ones would be better.

I did a butcher job but I wanted to see if it would work. It seals just fine and with a hose for the breather I do not see why it would not work.

First pic is before, second is after the mod

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