excess fuel drainage did not work

[kfshman]

Hi (please bear with my English)
I am new to this place and would like to thank you all for your support
I purchased a stored brand new GTR 2 weeks ago
I love the motorcycle.
in the first wash (i was lucky not using too much water) i realized that the water did not leak from the fuel container  and i had to absorb it myself with a cloth.
Then went and put some fuel to act as if the fuel is over filling the tank, still no drainage for the excess fuel, what do you think? please i need your advice
Thank you

[viper]

 

[Ros]

Hi and welcome to the forum 

Unfortunately, I am not sure what you mean. What is your first language?

Ros

[kfshman]

Hi and welcome to the forum 

Unfortunately, I am not sure what you mean. What is your first language?

Ros

for example
normaly if you over fill the tank with fuel, the excess fuel should drain under the motorcycle.
well this will not happen in my bike and the extra fuel will spill outside the tank. that means the drainage is not open or clogged
my first language is Arabic

[mecki]

At todays fuel prices who in his right mind would over-fill his tank?
And how the heck did you get water in the tank while washing your bike in the first place? 

[pistole]

- when you fill your tank

- the fuel does not drain anywhere

- the fuel goes into the tank

- when the tank is full , the fuel pump of the fuel station stops automatically.

- if you force more fuel into the tank , eventually there will be too much fuel and the fuel will come out of the top of the tank = bad.

- fuel mixed with water is bad

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[O.C.]

[There is or should be a drain hole which is easy to see when you open the fuel tank cap, it is situated at about '10 o'clock as you look down at the open fuel tank filler

How did you manage to get water into your fuel whilst you were washing your bike   /b]


هناك أو ينبغي أن يكون ثقب استنزاف التي من السهل أن نرى عند فتح غطاء خزان الوقود، وهو يقع في حوالي الساعة '10 وأنت تنظر إلى أسفل في حشو خزان الوقود المفتوح

كيف كنت تدير للحصول على المياه في الوقود الخاص بك بينما كنت غسل الدراجة الخاصة بك

[kfshman]

[There is or should be a drain hole which is easy to see when you open the fuel tank cap, it is situated at about '10 o'clock as you look down at the open fuel tank filler

How did you manage to get water into your fuel whilst you were washing your bike   /b]


هناك أو ينبغي أن يكون ثقب استنزاف التي من السهل أن نرى عند فتح غطاء خزان الوقود، وهو يقع في حوالي الساعة '10 وأنت تنظر إلى أسفل في حشو خزان الوقود المفتوح

كيف كنت تدير للحصول على المياه في الوقود الخاص بك بينما كنت غسل الدراجة الخاصة بك

thanks for responding
let me say that the other responders are missing the fact that each fuel tank should have a drainage for excess fuel. and if you don't know that go back to the manual of your motorcycle.
if you have a motorcycle try this

spell some water on your tank cap while it is cloosed and watch carefully what happens next, you will see that there is a hose under your bike geting red of that whater to prevent it from over filling and going in your gas tank. all motorcycle has this mechanism.
mine is clogged and my question is how to get it open thats all.

for the person saying that the fuel goes only in the tank:

it happens sometimes that the fuel pumb will fail to stop and in that case the drain outside the tank opening will leak the excess fuel out and under the bike

all tanks have air and fuel drainage other wise you will have a disaster
this a safety issue

now i can stop the washing in the area around the gas tank cap and i can prevent over filling of gas put i can't prevent rain from going in the area surounding the fuel opining

again and for disbelievers try poring water on your tank cap while it is closed 

[pistole]

- since when did camels have fuel caps ?

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[Rossendale Rider]

You live and learn. Pistole, your Arabic is almost fluent   Do you think water/rain might run down the side of your tank? (on the outside!)

Where's Jeremy beadle?

[kfshman]

Thank you for your help

this is from the service manual of the GTR1400

247. 3-140 FUEL SYSTEM (DFI)Fuel TankFuel Tank and Cap Inspection• Visually inspect the gasket [A] on the tank cap for any damage. Replace the gasket if it is damaged.• Check to see if the water drain pipe and fuel breather pipe [C] (California Model) in the tank are not clogged. Check the tank cap breather also. If they are clogged, remove the tank and drain it, and then blow the breather free with compressed air.

[kfshman]

- since when did camels have fuel caps ?

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thanks for your polite answer ... i did not expect that this forum appreciate a Racist

[O.C.]

thanks for responding
let me say that the other responders are missing the fact that each fuel tank should have a drainage for excess fuel. and if you don't know that go back to the manual of your motorcycle.
if you have a motorcycle try this

spell some water on your tank cap while it is cloosed and watch carefully what happens next, you will see that there is a hose under your bike geting red of that whater to prevent it from over filling and going in your gas tank. all motorcycle has this mechanism.
mine is clogged and my question is how to get it open thats all.

for the person saying that the fuel goes only in the tank:

it happens sometimes that the fuel pumb will fail to stop and in that case the drain outside the tank opening will leak the excess fuel out and under the bike

all tanks have air and fuel drainage other wise you will have a disaster
this a safety issue

now i can stop the washing in the area around the gas tank cap and i can prevent over filling of gas put i can't prevent rain from going in the area surounding the fuel opining

again and for disbelievers try poring water on your tank cap while it is closed

I'm wondering how badly blocked the drain aperture is on your bikes fuel tank.

If you can see the drain hole perhaps it has become blocked with something and therefore wont allow excess fuel or water to safely drain away, perhaps its covered with paint , its difficult to advise without photo evidence

You should try and locate the drain hole and make sure its free from any obstructions

Good luck

Oh, and don't confuse British humour with racist remarks ~ which incidentally, do not exist on this forum 

[flatfour]

I had a similar problem on my BMW K1200. If I parked it outside whilst touring and it rained, when I next opened the fuel cap there would be water all around the tank opening and this would then escape into the tank! Worried me endlessly for a while, I took the tank off to change the fuel filter and checked the drain tubes by blowing into them, all seemed OK.
I asked both a main dealer and independent specialist to look at it and they both said "well, the drain tubes are clear so it can't really be a problem", so I simply gave up worrying over it.
In five years of use, it never did cause any running problems!

P.S. In the case of my BMW, if overfilled with fuel it would drain under the bike.

[O.C.]

P.S. In the case of my BMW, if overfilled with fuel it would drain under the bike.

just like a good 'ole Brit Iron eh