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gas tank issues on new 2016 f3
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bmccaffrey
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I think he was referring to the 16.
Most issues reported were on the 15's
Most issues reported were on the 15's
ABQSpyder
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Well the gas cap thread covers all years if you read it.
Lamont even comments about his F3T I think that's a 16? just sayin again.
bmccaffrey
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Just sayin
Maybe 16 are better
Played with a 16 f3t last weekend . Could close it and lock with 1 finger
Yazz
MOgang Member
Here's the thread they're talking about...
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?91441-GAS-CAP
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?91441-GAS-CAP
Retired 2012
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My 2015 F3S was easy to close at first but has gotten harder over time. Hope they find a fix for both year models.
Hitman5363
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I spray a Teflon spray on the rubber washer and then on a rag and wipe around the inside of the tank area. I do this about once a month and it has stopped the hard closing gas cap issues.
I rode yesterday and was beginning to wonder if I would ever get it closed. I have a 2016 F3 T.:banghead: I was going to ask if anyone else had issues and saw your post. So, I am guessing it has not been resolved.
Highwayman2013
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A little spray of WD40 worked on our 2016.
Slowpoke387
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Same exact issue with our '16 F3L. Absolutely stupid design, ours needs an excessive amount of pressure to close too. Tried lubing the slide area - didn't really help. I actually took it all apart and there are 4 springs in there that apply resistance which causes the excessive effort required to close it. Seems to me that those should def be a hair softer of a spring and this wouldn't be an issue.
I have a disability in my hands and so this is especially annoying for me. But even with the disability this is the only one of our bikes that requires this much pressure to close without having the surface area to push on. Just stupid.
I have a disability in my hands and so this is especially annoying for me. But even with the disability this is the only one of our bikes that requires this much pressure to close without having the surface area to push on. Just stupid.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: I'm not suggesting this: Could those springs be modified in any way to reduce their stiffness? :dontknow:
Slowpoke387
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Definitely. If it wasnt for my disability i would take it apart again and do it, but tbh i was lucky to get it all back together the first time. It would be super easy to take those springs out and just snip about 10-15% of them off one end of each spring. The trick would be to snip only one complete rung off at a time and put it back together each time until it was just right. There would still need to be tension on the seal though, so snipping too much off would prob mean buying a whole new cap assembly just to get new springs.
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