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Fuel leaking out the overflow tube...

I have a 1997 Suzuki TL1000s...ok my gas tank is close to empty, i add a gallon of gas and fuel begins to leak out the overflow tube almost immediately even though tank is only half full(engine is turned off at the time)...so basically it continues to leak until im back to where i started...What could be my problem here? ...appreciate ur help

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    i can only put abut 2.5 gallons of gas into my dyna wide 2003, then its filled to the top and starts leaking out the bottom. but my guage reads full

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    overflow pipe is leaking

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The overflow tube coming out behind the swingarm? If that is where it is coming from sounds like your float in one of the carbs could be stuck.

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