Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet Electra & AVL => Topic started by: michigandon on April 29, 2008, 09:45:10 am
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Anyone else have problems with the gas cap leaking on their Electra? The Mrs' newly-aquired '06 leaks like a sieve around the cap. My >:( '07 Classic has a flip-style cap that seals up tight and appears to be better made. Is it possible to retrofit the Classic cap onto the Electra tank? Should I try cutting out a different gasket first (have access to some heavy sheets of rubber here at work).
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
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Mine leaks too.Drives me crazy. Someone a while back suggested that you make a rubber washer out of inner tobe or something, and put it behind the rubber disc already on it. I don't know if it would work but sounds good.
What I do is: don't fill it all the way to the top, and when closing it, be sure to give it a little extra push. It should click more than once to be fully closed. Even then, I get a little leakage around the cap sometimes.
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An extra bit of rubber will do it, or... if it is under warranty take it to your dealer
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Thanks for the advice Kevin. My warranty just ran out, but I'll use a piece if innertube and make a rubber washer thingy for it.
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yea.. that's a constant.. my wife has an 883 she changed the tank and her extra gas cap had a rubber washer that was , guess what?,, the same size.. no more drooling