May have found where all my gas is going...
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:26 pm
I've been getting about 10 mpg... I had the timing adjusted, and I was thinking it's the o2 sensor or the cat. The way I find out my mileage is to run it out and then figure it up based off how much was in there, simply because I can't afford to put gas in regularly.
It just so happened earlier that I was looking at my rear suspension, and had my hand on the inside bottom part of the bumper. A few minutes later I realized my hand smelled like fuel.
If it's a gas tank leak, I'd much rather just go with a plastic tank- I know they're not as strong, but almost every old motorcycle (and one brand new one) that I've ridden has had the gas tank rot out. And the new one was almost always full! Do they make plastic tanks for these? Also, how can I be sure it's the tank? It never leaves puddles, the only reason I think it might be a tank leak is because of the bumper-hand thing.
It just so happened earlier that I was looking at my rear suspension, and had my hand on the inside bottom part of the bumper. A few minutes later I realized my hand smelled like fuel.
If it's a gas tank leak, I'd much rather just go with a plastic tank- I know they're not as strong, but almost every old motorcycle (and one brand new one) that I've ridden has had the gas tank rot out. And the new one was almost always full! Do they make plastic tanks for these? Also, how can I be sure it's the tank? It never leaves puddles, the only reason I think it might be a tank leak is because of the bumper-hand thing.