Re: Fuel tank removal

["Neil Lindsey" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wondered about that possibility myself, although I haven't yet had any
problem with my alternator.  When my fuel gauge sender had a slow leak,
there were no drips on the garage floor, but I could smell the gas leak.
Closer inspection revealed a drip of gas hanging from the bottom of the
alternator.  Perhaps gas never got inside, but if I do have an alternator
problem, even if it shortly after the warranty runs out, you can bet the
leaky sender will be brought into the discussion.

Neil


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Steinbacher" <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: October 13, 2000 8:01 AM
Subject: Fuel tank removal


> I took the fuel tank off yesterday in preparation for delivery to the
> painter. I noticed that my 'fix' to the fuel sender (epoxy) has failed and
> it is leaking again. This made me think about the possibility of leaking
gas
> causing the failure of my alternator. The dealer seemed to think the
failure
> was a very unusual occurrence and tried pretty hard to come up with a
cause.
> My sender leaked pretty profusely prior to failure of the alternator. Just
a
> thought and something for consideration for people that have had a similar
> situation.
>
> Paul & Dee
> Madd Dawg & Dinky Dawg
> 1999 Triumph Sprint ST
> 2000 Buell X1
>
>
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