Has this happened to anyone, gas leak after summer storage? 2009 Spyder

[jimmykjimmy]

We left our Arizona home for part of the summer, the Spyder was as usual stored in the garage. Now this was for May, June, July, and part of August.( garage temps can get around 100 during the day going down to 85 at night) When we got back I fired up the Spyder and decided to buy some gas. I decided not to fill the tank. After I closed everything up and started the engine I noticed a strong gas smell. Sure enough the Spyder was leaking gas under the unit. I decided that I might take it to the dealer so headed down the road. Stopped at a stoplight and the gas had just about stopped to a few drops. Drove further and it stopped altogether. Drove some more and no more gas. When I came home I told my wife the story and she said when I left there was a small spot of gas on the garage floor. Since parked the unit and no gas dripping. I have a feeling this all has to do with heat expansion in the gas tank but not totally sure. Anyone else experienced this problem?

 

[Dragonrider]

This is the first I've ever heard or storing a Spyder during riding season, but then, it's been years since we've seen triple digit temps…… Anyway - have you done the canisterectomy? My '09 would fill the canister when it got hot - usually giving loads of gas fumes, but sometimes gas under the bike, showing that the plastic bomb, I mean canister, was full of gas. I took mine out, and re-routed the overflow line, using a gas filter. The problem went away.

If you search the old threads, you should find a ton of threads about this problem - look up "canisterectomy"

 

[daveinva]

This is the first I've ever heard or storing a Spyder during riding season, but then, it's been years since we've seen triple digit temps……

It's Arizona, their summers are like our winters, you don't go out riding in them without bravery

 

[boborgera]

If you search the old threads, you should find a ton of threads about this problem - look up "canisterectomy"

:agree: Gas in the tank expands, Then into the canister and diips out the tube.

 

[Dragonrider]

Today, the sky is CAVU - clear and visibility unlimited - no haze and Mt Hood (about 100 miles away) is clear enough to touch. High will be 82, low around 55, and humidity a really high (for us) 27%. IE: Riding season!!