Folks,
This may have been covered before, but it is an important warning and is probably worth repeating.
I stopped to fill up my tank today. After adding the 2oz. of MMO, I entered all my cc info in the pump and then stuck the nozzle in the tank, pulled the handle and set the latch holding the nozzle flowing full bore. The nozzle was one of those (like all seem to be these days) that had the spring loaded seal on the top end of the nozzle that is supposed to seal against the vehicle fill tube to minimize vapor emissions. Well as I turned to put things away while the tank filled, the nozzle jumped out of the tank spraying gas all over the bike, my jeans and boots and then the ground. About 3/4 gallons sprayed out all over things before I got the nozzle shut back down.
This could have been a very serious situation. As it turned out it was just an inconvenience as I had to wipe down the seat and some of the other parts of the bike that were drenched with gas.
So, lesson learned - DO NOT SET THE LATCH OR HOLD ON THE GAS LINE TO HOLD THE VALVE OPEN AND FILL YOUR GAS TANK. Stand there and manually hold the valve open until your tank is full.
TQ
This may have been covered before, but it is an important warning and is probably worth repeating.
I stopped to fill up my tank today. After adding the 2oz. of MMO, I entered all my cc info in the pump and then stuck the nozzle in the tank, pulled the handle and set the latch holding the nozzle flowing full bore. The nozzle was one of those (like all seem to be these days) that had the spring loaded seal on the top end of the nozzle that is supposed to seal against the vehicle fill tube to minimize vapor emissions. Well as I turned to put things away while the tank filled, the nozzle jumped out of the tank spraying gas all over the bike, my jeans and boots and then the ground. About 3/4 gallons sprayed out all over things before I got the nozzle shut back down.
This could have been a very serious situation. As it turned out it was just an inconvenience as I had to wipe down the seat and some of the other parts of the bike that were drenched with gas.
So, lesson learned - DO NOT SET THE LATCH OR HOLD ON THE GAS LINE TO HOLD THE VALVE OPEN AND FILL YOUR GAS TANK. Stand there and manually hold the valve open until your tank is full.
TQ