Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Gas Leak
Friar-Tuck:
Run,
I think you are asking about the insert in the plastic. If I understand what your telling me the brass insert in the tank has broken loose and is either spinning or is stripped.
I will find something for you and report back as soon as I can.
Tuck\o/
http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4674
runabout:
Thanks for the info guys
I hope that when I pull the insert out of the tank I find that Kawasaki
molded the tank around the insert and did not just push the insert into an open area
ie when the insert comes out I hope I am not looking straight into the tank...
a plastic cup in there would be so welcomed... would give me more to seal against
Thanks again guys
R-about
Johnniespeed:
Runabout
I consider myself a master at patching things that should not be fixed and I love a challenge. Most normal sane people would throw that tank away and buy a used one, but not me. What I would try is to make two gaskets that match the pattern of the fuel shut off valve, then I would cut a piece of sheet metal to the exact pattern of that gasket, I would weld two 6mm bolts in the sheet metal. ( if they use a 10mm wrench the threads are 6mm-1.0 thread pitch) I would place the sheet metal and one gasket inside the tank after preparing the tank, then place one gasket and the fuel valve on the outside of the tank and using two 6mm nuts ( again a 10 mm wrench is needed)tighten and test for leaks. You may have to modify the instructions to suit the situation, but I think you will understand the theory that I am using.
I have patched much more complex things than this, but the double gasket on the plastic tank has always worked great every time I have used it.
Hope this helps. John
Goat:
That is an excellent idea Johnniespeed. I too try to fix everything even if it shouldn't be. We has good imaginations lol :P
snoopjonnyjon:
I've never done it myself, but I have heard of people repairing loose inserts with a soldering gun. Just hold the soldering gun on the brass insert until it heats up enough to melt the plastic around it.
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