Hows it going fellow riders,


I bought my 07 Sportster a few months ago with right under 100 miles on it. Guy bought it for his wife, she didn't ride it, you know the rest. Long story short, I have a gas leak right at the petcock. I went to the dealer and talked to them about it and was told it was probably the O-ring which they don't have on any of their diagrams nor show it as existing at all. To replace the entire thing is $120. I was told to go pick up an o-ring and do it myself. So, I bought a variety pack and some thread sealer (as an extra precaution) was ready to go. First off, I can't tell where the o-ring is supposed to go. All the video's I watch has a gas flow switch right under to which mine doesn't have. Next, I unscrewed the petcock to find that when you get so far, it keeps spinning but doesn't unscrew anymore. I also cannot pull it out from there. Any idea's on what I am doing wrong and where to place the o-ring?

 

I unscrewed it and screwed it back in and for whatever reason it fixed the issue.

 

Your question didn't belong in the "New Members Area".
It's for introductions. So it was moved in one of the other forums.

 

petcock on an 07? how'd that happen?

are you talking about the connection on the bottom of the gas tank? or did one of those "official" idiots get to you bike and retrofit a carb?

 

Yes, its the connection on the bottom of the tank. Nothing has been changed or retrofitted. I thought it was still called the petcock.

 

Then it still doesnt sound right. There is nothing to screw or unscrew there.

 

So the nut that is up against the tank is what I unscrewed. It started leaking again today. The leak isnt from there though. It is actually where the bottom black piece meets the chrome.

 

I have learned a lot in the past couple days. So petcocks are only on carbureted motorcycles. With the 2007 Sportster being an EFI, there obviously is no petcock. In its place is a quick disconnect fuel line coupling. If you look at my previous post with the picture, up inside the disconnect (chrome cylinder) there is an o-ring that you need a hooked tool to get out. I bought a pack of O-rings at the auto parts store and matched it accordingly. I now have no leak. Thanks for your help!

 

Okay, but keep a very close eye on that ... fire bad.

 

no bueno!

i'd run that by the dealer and play "stupid". go in asking for a new gasket and act like you don't understand what to do and lure the parts folks out to your bike. they'll freak out and get a service dude to look at it and you'll get an off the cuff,"oh just do [x] or [y]" out of him.

done

try pushing up on the coupler while pulling down on the black fuel line to pull them apart. there will be a little gas mess but no biggie it should stop in a few seconds. inspect the connection points. the oring in there may be shot. could just be loose... but if all else fails, play stupid.