25-08-12, 11:10 AM
Had a stuttering problem and thought it was electrical, so after checking leads, coils and replacing plugs I decided it must be carbs so drained the float bowls and low and behold full of water. Emptied the tank and as you can see from the attached a 'bit' of water in the fuel tank :eek (The fuel is sitting on top)
Bit lost as to how this amount of water could have got in there. Posible bad fuel at petrol pump but no reports locally of anyone else suffering my fate. Condensation has been mentioned but seems a lot of water for that. So I'm left thinking the seal on my tank is buggered, and as my bike is left outside in the rain from time to time it would make sense. Anyone have any experience with this problem before ? Is there a drain outlet around the mouth of the filler which could be blocked ?
Bit lost as to how this amount of water could have got in there. Posible bad fuel at petrol pump but no reports locally of anyone else suffering my fate. Condensation has been mentioned but seems a lot of water for that. So I'm left thinking the seal on my tank is buggered, and as my bike is left outside in the rain from time to time it would make sense. Anyone have any experience with this problem before ? Is there a drain outlet around the mouth of the filler which could be blocked ?