Vapor c

[StratosDadRI]

Well after a long off season mid sept to today she sat idle and without a lower unit. I let a friend borrow the lower unit last fall as his let do during a divisional. I successfully put my lower unit back on today and it wasn’t to bad. Shift rod height and its connection is the nail bite'r.

Ok quick question? For the past few years while pumping the fuel bulb i would sometimes see a bit of fuel in the engines carb area. i always thought it may have been a vent for a carb but the bulb would always get rock hard and motor ran good. Today i found the culprit. a small leak in the fuel module vapor cover. It appears to spray out the cover seal area. If that needle and seat is not sealing 100% at the fuel level height will it vent the excess fuel? I do recall in the past when cold or early season i would see the fuel but it goes away once warm. I can feel the float holding as the fuel bulb get hard and you can almost sense the click or shut off once the float reaches the preset level.

How bad a job is it to replace that vapor cover gasket? Can it be separated without pulling all the hoses off the barbs?

1996 Intruder 150 E159GLEDB


Also again thanks to Eddie Pope "Gearcaseman" for his help last fall in getting my buddy a lowerunit & guiding us throw the removal.

Look close you cna see the fuel spray if you contuine squeezing the fuel bulb.





Modified by StratosDadRI at 4:01 AM 3/18/2012

[SEAHORSE]

StratosDadRI,

Please resize your picture image as it is way too large and disrupts the web page formatting.

Reduce it to 800 by 600 pixels which is the internet standard size.

Thank you.

SH
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[StratosDadRI]

Sorry about that, The image resolution has been decreased.

[ChampioNman]

Take the time and mark each hose and take a picture if needed. Remove the hoses and replace the seal. While you are at it replace all the small O rings that seal the hose barbs on the tank. Your throttle roller isn't long for this world either.

[StratosDadRI]

Thanks ChampioNman I wil order all the parts, That back screw holding the cover on looks fun as it under the block.

LOL.. Thats the good side of the roller, it had slid up and the cam was riding on the steel. The roller has a crack 80% of the way up it.

[ChampioNman]

You should remove the VRO pump then remove the 4 bolts that hold the VST on the block. It is then easy to get the back screw out.

[StratosDadRI]

I'll try one of the flexible screw drivers and a prayer.

[ChampioNman]

OK,,,

[StratosDadRI]

Removing the VRO & VST more gaskets/orings needed?

[SEAHORSE]

You can remove the vapor pump and hoses, then you will have room to take out the screws and replace the VST cover oring seal. Yep, a new throttle roller is a good idea, too.