| Author | Message | ||
     Todsho |
O.K. GUYS...I AM LOOKING FOR A GAS CAP FOR MY X1 AND CANT SEEM TO LOCATE ONE. I ALREADY POSTED IN THE WANTED SECTION WITH NO LUCK. THE FLATS ROUNDED OUT ON THE BLACK PART ON THE BOTTOM OF MY CAP AND I COULD NOT GET IT OFF THE BIKE...NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! PISS POOR DESIGN IMO. IT WORKED FINE UNTILL THAT DAY..AT THE PUMP...LOW ON GAS. I KNOW SOMEONE HAS TO HAVE ONE LAYING AROUND...PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT...THANX | ||
| 01x1buell |
i found one on ebay brand new for 70 bucks i think there are some still on there. | ||
| Todsho |
THE ONLY ONE I FOUND ON E-BAY WAS WITH THE TANK..I WILL KEEP CHECKING THOUGH...THANX | ||
| 01x1buell |
ill look now and see what i find. | ||
| 01x1buell |
ok item number 220790629199 its from 97 s1 | ||
| 01x1buell |
my cap also went bad AGAIN so i put a star washer between nut and plastic bung and it works fine | ||
| Todsho |
I MAY TRY THAT...THANX FOR THE INFO..IT WOULD BE NICE IF I CAN FIX IT SOMEHOW...DONT WANT TO GET STUCK AGAIN! | ||
| 01x1buell |
i here that im still looking for a new cap that i bought on ebay it was from a harley dealer..... ill let u know. i have had the star washer on for 1 month now and it works fine. but it could f up again sometime. i really hope it doesnt i dont want to buy another cap | ||
| Todsho |
I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID THAT MYSELF..ESPECIALY AT 60 PLUS DOLLARS A POP! | ||
| Ratbuell |
The cap for a Blast is identical. | ||
| Todsho |
GOOD TO KNOW...I DID NOT REALIZE THAT ...THANX RATBUELL | ||
| Tazmania720 |
There is a thread in here on how to somewhat fix the cap using JB WEld (spelling??) I tried it and it worked for a little bit, but I think I prepped it wrong. Good hunting. | ||
| Todsho |
I TRYED THE JB-WELD...GAS EATS IT UP AND EVENTUALLY FAILS | ||
| Todsho |
I HAVE SOME IDEAS..ILL KEEP YOU POSTED | ||
| Ducxl |
01X1buell >>>
I'll try that fix.Hmmmm? scratching head I paid $63.80 yesterday for the cap(properly keyed)/w o-ring. I also replaced the outer ring($21.95) which i pried against with a screw driver to remove my stuck cap last Saturday. And the 8 screws at $2.25 each. The rubber boot inside the filler was brittle as well.Yep...$12.95 Edit: I also should mention,mine failed when i forced the turn screw against it's stop in the wrong direction removing it CW i broke it dum-dum Brand new OEM at my local dealer(sponsor here).Call Tripp (Message edited by ducxl on June 02, 2011) | ||
| Todsho |
found a tank on e-bay that included the cap for 125.00....asked the seller if he would sell just the cap...he said yes for 75.00 plus shipping! NOT! I'll just find a way to fix mine. Had no idea these things where gold! | ||
| 01x1buell |
Like i said the star washer works for me fine. | ||
| Todsho |
Thats what I'm goin to try...thanx | ||
| Kilroy |
What exactly is wrong with your cap? Kilroy | ||
| Todsho |
THE BLACK PART ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAP THAT TURNS TO RELEASE THE CAP FROM THE BUNG ROUNDED OUT WHER THE STEM GOES THROUGH. THERE IS 2 FLATS WHERE THE STEM COMES THROUGH AND THE FLATS ROUNDED SO YOU CAN TURN THE STEM ALL YOU WANT BUT WILL NOT RELEASE...REAL PIA WHEN YOU NEED GAS! | ||
| Rempss |
Give Eric a call at BAT Inc. The caps are Newton Aero 400 series. I just bought the bottom plastic (the piece that wears out) for $20. See info here http://www.batinc.net/aero.htm page 7 of the .pdf catalog. Jeff | ||
| Preybird1 |
Nice job there jeff. If i need to fix one of my 2 i have i will know where to go. Thanks for posting that info!! | ||
| Sdecp |
Jeff: Awesome! How did you find that info? | ||
| Rempss |
Well, my 3rd cap got stuck and broken - tried the JB Weld method, tried cutting a stainless washer to fit the pin and then JB Weld - both short term fixes. I had given up using a "Buell" cap and was going to replace it with a simple hinged type cap, stumbled across Aero caps by Googling "120MM gas cap". Eric at BAT took the time to track down the part for me. He had not had to find this part before, never had a problem with them using a flat gasket. I will probably ditch the rubber funnel and just use a flat gasket this time. It keeps shrinking no matter the amount of gas I keep in the tank. Jeff | ||
| Snowbees |
i made a tab washer with spikes on it, then spot welded it onto the shaft/nut, the heat melted the spikes into the plastic, locking everything in place. you have to be quick with the welding and throw it in a bucket of water as soon as its done. Its a bit risky but worked for me. | ||
| Todsho |
Great information Jeff..thank you snowbees..I was thinking of doing the exact same thing on mine! | ||
| S_one_n |
Just ordered a replacement for mine from BAT. Thanks Rempss for the hook up. Eric mentioned that they will order in extra to have on hand for any future customers. | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
RIGHT ON Rempss!!!!!!!!! Thanks for finding the parts supplier. Good job man. I'll be ordering a new lower and O-ring tonight! I was able to fix my stripped unit with a lock-washer and some 3M Scotch-Weld, epoxy adhesive tube kit, 1838 B/A green. the fuel doesent break it down and its strong stuff. we use it as a structural adhesive on our helicopters with very good results. | ||
| 01x1buell |
i broke down and bought one from harley.. and im ordering the plastic bung also.. my cap i s scratched so i thought i should just get a new one... and if that goes bad i will have the new plastic bung to replace it with. | ||
| Midnight_rider |
jeff thanks for info i have been needing the bottom plastic piece also | ||
| Midnight_rider |
if you call BAT inc be sure and talk to ERIC other people don't know Thanks |
