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fishman10
04-30-2018, 08:38 PM
Any one have a cure ??,,the locking gas cap sticks over an inch down into the tank ,,,and if you fill up enough that gas touches it ,it siphons gas out till the levels down.Any cure other than only filling tank 3/4?
Cravin01
04-30-2018, 10:20 PM
I haven't noticed it and I just top off the tank this weekend, I'll look for that but I don't take it to the top of the cap usually.
XDoubleXA
05-02-2018, 10:58 AM
Any one have a cure ??,,the locking gas cap sticks over an inch down into the tank ,,,and if you fill up enough that gas touches it ,it siphons gas out till the levels down.Any cure other than only filling tank 3/4?

I just dont fill mine up all the way. It breaths through the cap.
goat67
05-03-2018, 03:37 PM
I have the same issue it sucks I can not fill the tank any where near full. Maybe need a different cap?
JerryHawk250
05-03-2018, 03:43 PM
Doesn't Bashan Brozz, Shark and Storm have the same gas cap as the Hawk? Never had a problem and I fill mine to the top. Looks the same from the outside. Is the part that goes in the tank Longer than on the Hawk?
http://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i2/770933128/TB28ZnylpXXXXcmXXXXXXXXXXXX_!!770933128.jpg
Cravin01
05-03-2018, 04:19 PM
That looks just like mine, I haven't had any problems with it.
JerryHawk250
05-03-2018, 04:34 PM
May have to drill a small hole closer to the top to break the siphoning effect.
sshevie
05-03-2018, 10:29 PM
My sharks gas cap does the same tuning, I'll try drilling a hole close to the top to see if it helps. Its frustrating because I lose about a half gallon of capacity
goat67
05-04-2018, 07:28 AM
May have to drill a small hole closer to the top to break the siphoning effect.

Drill a small hole in what? The tank? Where is this small hole located on your bike
JerryHawk250
05-04-2018, 07:48 AM
drill a small hole in what? The tank? Where is this small hole located on your bike
Not sure if it will help but worth a try.
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JerryHawk250
05-04-2018, 07:53 AM
This one. http://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=19459 Drilling the small hole should accomplish the same thing. anything to stop the siphoning effect
goat67
05-04-2018, 09:58 AM
I will give drilling a small hole in the cap a try.
Thanks
goat67
05-07-2018, 07:01 AM
I decided to take the dremel to the cap with a cut off wheel I took off around an 1 inch of it. It now ends right at the level of the locking teeth.

If it still gives me grief I will also drill a hole in it
fishman10
05-08-2018, 07:25 PM
Yes,, please let me know the results ,!I love my storm,but this filling up 3/4 sucks ,,an forgetting an filling it up the whole way,an wearing gas sucks worse.
goat67
05-09-2018, 07:26 AM
I will keep ya posted rainy all this week not getting to ride it to work.
Next time I fill it up we will see what happens.
goat67
05-23-2018, 06:40 AM
Filled her up yesterday and we have a winner!! No more gas coming out of the tank. I put in 2.5 gals and no leaking.....:clap:

So take of the excess material from the cap with a dremel cut off wheel let it end right at the bottom of locking teeth.
JerryHawk250
05-23-2018, 07:51 AM
Glad to see you got it fixed. :clap:
fishman10
05-23-2018, 09:17 PM
Could you post a pic of your modified gas cap.
goat67
05-24-2018, 06:36 AM
It will be a while before I do but really All you need to do is cut it off flush with
the bottom of the teeth.

Look at the picture below an imagine the cap ends at the teeth.

Get a screwdriver a pry that black cap off you will then see inside and see where you want to make the cut.