Kevin Wilder
Just got it firing!
Hello,
My griso has had a seemingly common problem where it runs poorly after being rained on. (Not that I leave it out in the rain regularly, but sometimes it happens, like if you ride to work and there is a mid-day t-storm)
Forum research shows that the common cause of this problem is water pooling inside the spark plug holes and shorting the plug out. I checked for this problem and found nothing. I next drained the gas tank into a clear container and found a considerable amount of water separated out of the fuel. Because fuel floats on water, it doesn't take much to make the fuel pump pick up nothing but water, causing the bike to not run/run poorly. Fresh gas in the tank and it runs great.
Has anyone else dealt with this? It seems like the water must be coming in through the gas cap seal, but nothing looks off about it on quick inspection. Is there another route for water to enter? Is the seal replaceable?
Thanks!
My griso has had a seemingly common problem where it runs poorly after being rained on. (Not that I leave it out in the rain regularly, but sometimes it happens, like if you ride to work and there is a mid-day t-storm)
Forum research shows that the common cause of this problem is water pooling inside the spark plug holes and shorting the plug out. I checked for this problem and found nothing. I next drained the gas tank into a clear container and found a considerable amount of water separated out of the fuel. Because fuel floats on water, it doesn't take much to make the fuel pump pick up nothing but water, causing the bike to not run/run poorly. Fresh gas in the tank and it runs great.
Has anyone else dealt with this? It seems like the water must be coming in through the gas cap seal, but nothing looks off about it on quick inspection. Is there another route for water to enter? Is the seal replaceable?
Thanks!