Wilsons Sandbox

> > Ok, I'll try to keep this short but here's the scoop: I'm installing > an IMS tank on my '00 650 and just for grins wanted to accrately > measure the capacity since IMS states that they may vary in > manufacture process. So I get the brainstorm to just measure how much > water it takes to fill it. I reasoned water would be OK choice 'cause > I have the bike in my basement for winter maintenence etc, didn't want > the gas hazard and there's a good couple weeks for it to dry out. In > any case, once I got it filled up to the petcock reserve tube it > started leaking the water out of the petcock seam (or somewhere) but > NOT the petcock to tank gasket area...good seal there. There were NO > leaks from this petcock when it was on my stock tank so there lies the > mystery to me. Does anyone have an answer for why it's leaking the water?

> petcock. These two gaskets together WILL leak. Been there done that. > > Jim

> > The OEM gasket is recessed into the base of the > > petcock. These two gaskets together WILL leak. Been there done that. > > > > Jim > > Me too.

> Thanks for all the advice. I removed the stock O ring and bolted it > back on the tank. Since this issue has been discovered I figured I > better continue to test the seal with water. I have the bolts > tightened down good but still have a drip about every 10 seconds. > This is frustrating and IMS is going to get some feedback from me on > this. Most critical area of the installation and the instructions are > just plain lame. >

On 3/7/06, Gavin Macfarlane wrote: > > Keith, > > I've stayed out of this so far, I bought an IMS in about April 2005, we > had to file down the petcock seat on the tank two or three milimetres to > get a flat seal. Quality control was rubbish. I had airfreighted it into > Australia, so unfortunately returning it was way more than the tank was > worth. > > BTW I bought a spare petcock so that I can swap tanks whenever I want > without having to changeover petcocks > > keithwuenstel wrote: > > Thanks for all the advice. I removed the stock O ring and bolted it > > back on the tank. Since this issue has been discovered I figured I > > better continue to test the seal with water. I have the bolts > > tightened down good but still have a drip about every 10 seconds. > > This is frustrating and IMS is going to get some feedback from me on > > this. Most critical area of the installation and the instructions are > > just plain lame. > > > -- > Gavin > > Broadford Victoria Australia > KLR650A18 > DL650K6 > > Home of the DSN-KLR650 searchable archive at:- > http://dsnklr650.gavinmac.com > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> Gavin, On closer examination you hit the nail on the head re the problem. > The tank comes out of the injection mold process with a slight "roundness" > at the area where the petcock base sits on the tank. Not only doesn't it > provide a good seal but torqueing (sp?) down the bolts tends to squish the > gasket outwards. Yes, IMS should finish this area off better before > shipping! Thanks, yours was the first info that steered me to the REAL > problem! I'm pretty confident I can resolve it and get it to seal. > keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gavin Macfarlane [mailto:gavin@...] > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 2:50 AM > To: keithwuenstel > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Petcock mystery > > > Keith, > > I've stayed out of this so far, I bought an IMS in about April 2005, we > had to file down the petcock seat on the tank two or three milimetres to > get a flat seal. Quality control was rubbish. I had airfreighted it into > Australia, so unfortunately returning it was way more than the tank was > worth. > > BTW I bought a spare petcock so that I can swap tanks whenever I want > without having to changeover petcocks > > keithwuenstel wrote: > >> Thanks for all the advice. I removed the stock O ring and bolted it >> back on the tank. Since this issue has been discovered I figured I >> better continue to test the seal with water. I have the bolts >> tightened down good but still have a drip about every 10 seconds. >> This is frustrating and IMS is going to get some feedback from me on >> this. Most critical area of the installation and the instructions are >> just plain lame. >> >>