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First off, I'd like to wish you all a very happy and blessed 2017.
The long story short: I was rear ended a few months back, bike landed hard on its left side. Insurance company paid for the damage ($3200)
After a couple of days of the accident, and after the adjuster came to see the bike, I noticed a gas smell in the garage. So of course I went looking everywhere, bike was always bone dry and free of leaks, so right away I noticed a wet spot on the primary case and traced it to the one of the lines under the tank.
I called the adjuster back and the guy basically laughed at the idea of paying for this. He claims that HD bikes are well known for their leaking issues, blah blah, and mine is an old bike (yeah, no kidding) and not worth a whole lot compared to a new model bike. I said, that is true, I only paid $5800 for the bike, but regardless of that the bike has not leaked ever, and now a couple of days after the accident it is leaking gas from its left side where it hit the ground.
So he said, get me something unwriting from a HD tech stating that the fuel leak is in fact related to the accident and we will go from there.
Guy is a jerk, and I can't imagine this being an expensive fix, but the fact that he spoke to me the way he did, really rubbed me the wrong way and made me feel abused by the system.
Question to the masses is, before I go thru the trouble of putting the scooter on a trailer (renting a trailer) and taking it to a dealership. Is it possible that the accident caused the fuel leak or do you think it was mere coincidence?
You can see the location of the leak in pic and video below. Bike does not leak for the first 3-5 minutes. Once it starts, it is a constant leak that makes the hot engine smoke from the hot cylinder
Unplug it, plug it back in. If it continues, change the o-ring (#11299 $2) and recheck. That's where I'd start. If it continues to leak, you would have to weigh the opportunity cost of loading it up and trailering it, etc. against the cost of a replacement line ($110) and/or check valve ($50) and doing it yourself.
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