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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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i have a 04 ultra and im smelling a strong gas smell after starting i find no sign of leaks can someone help
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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The only time I've smelled gas was the first day with my '08 when I left the gas cap on the gas pump.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Huh, I have an 04 Ultra, and I never smell gas after starting it. Did you take the gas tank off anytime recently?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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I had the same problem with my 01 RK, periodically I could smell gas when I first started the bike and sometimes right after parking. I couldn't find a leak and didn't notice any performance problems. While doing the 95 inch upgrade I found out I had a hairline crack in the induction module assembly. After replacing it ($1065.00) I didn't have the smell of gas anymore. I'm not saying that's your problem but you might want to pull the air breather and back plate off and look at the module while starting and running the bike.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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You might want to replace your fuel vent valve also....only a few bucks and solved a similar problem on my 99.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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could be internal leak running rich.check pluggs.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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you might try dropping a couple of these into the tank
 
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