Question regarding Fuel smell

[Italianguy069]

Has anyone parked the Rocket 3 and noticed a really bad fuel smell when you park it in your garage right after you park it after a ride without even opening up your gas tank I notice it, even more, when it has a full tank. I am thinking it is a bad vapor canister.

 

[Journeyman]

Not sure of the reason but, no, that is definitely not normal. The vapor canister is a good theory, but not sure why it would go bad so early. I wonder if your vent hose is pinched or clogged if it would cause that? When you open the fuel cap is the tank under pressure?

 

[Italianguy069]

Yes just a little . I assumed that this was a normal thing for this bike . Does you tank have a little pressure when you open your gas cap after running her for a while?

 

[Journeyman]

Yes just a little . I assumed that this was a normal thing for this bike . Does you tank have a little pressure when you open your gas cap after running her for a while?

Very little (during a really hot summer day with a near full tank) to none- not a big whoosh. Maybe start with checking that vent line. Not sure, but you may be able to get to it without lifting the tank up.

 

[Journeyman]

Check this thread (could be similar, just not as extreme in your case)....

Fuel gushing from filler cap

Hey guys; A couple of days ago I filled up the tank as I normally do, but I might have overfilled it a bit. Driving home, fuel started to gush from the fuel cap all over the exhaust, and my pants. I was not far from home, so I stopped the bike a couple of times to let it vent a bit till I got...

www.r3owners.net

 

[Italianguy069]

Very little (during a really hot summer day with a near full tank) to none- not a big whoosh. Maybe start with checking that vent line. Not sure, but you may be able to get to it without lifting the tank up.

Thanks my brother I will check it out and see if it is pinched or kinked . I am hoping that is that simple. If not I am definitely leaning on the Vapor canister.

 

[Journeyman]

Thanks my brother I will check it out and see if it is pinched or kinked . I am hoping that is that simple. If not I am definitely leaning on the Vapor canister.

Hope so too- that's a cheap fix. In the thread I linked to above someone cleaned up the gas cap and that was their fix. Anyway, good luck- let us know how it turns out.

 

[stingray]

My vent line was crushed to the point new hose was needed. Triumph replacement was back ordered so they used better quality BMW hose on it. or so I was told...
At least it's not spewing fuel out any more.

 

[Italianguy069]

My vent line was crushed to the point new hose was needed. Triumph replacement was back ordered so they used better quality BMW hose on it. or so I was told...
At least it's not spewing fuel out any more.

Thanks for the information
Thank God I don't have that problem with gas coming out of my tank when I open it but definitely going to check out that vent line and see if I still get that gas smell in my garage .

 

[Italianguy069]

So far I rebuilt the gas cap and cleaned it out could not find any problems that I could see also removed the tank and made sure the vent line was not kinked but still have a gas smell in my garage after I come back from a ride. I am definitely thinking it's my Vapor Canister at this point considering I only have 10000 miles on it I would have thought it would last longer. Has anybody had this issue?