[gcunard]

Sudden appearance of oil leak where the bottom of battery is oil soaked and drips down from there. I saw elsewhere that the battery can vibrate and wear through tank but not much for details and repairs. I could not see any obviovous holes. Assuming J hose leak would not migrate upwards! Could throttle cables have a burr and cut the front of tank? Clean well and apply low pressure at cap (1-2 PSI)? Thanks for any recommendations. Greg

 

[animalsonly]

I found the same issue with mine after replacing the fluid. I noticed that oil was coming down from the cap. I assume that I overfilled the tank and internal pressure was pushing the oil out the overflow hole in the cap. I removed some of the oil in the tank and I'm watching to see if that had made a difference.

 

[gcunard]

Unfortuantely, mine is down 5 inches, almost to the level where the battery sits. Hoping I can find the hole in a spot that I can patch it. (heat weld or find an adhisive that will bond to polyethylene) I know this would require tank removal (YUCH!), but wondering if anybody has tried solvent flushing the tank clean, then using a gas tank sealer to recoat the inside?

 

[animalsonly]

I have a "79" and in the instructions It states that the oil level should be 5" to 6" below the cap. That would put it just below the batterie tray, or the part the batterie sits on.

 

[animalsonly]

Still leaking.

 

[dbeiter]

I was the one that mentioned the vibrating battery wearing a hole in the tank post. I did not fix mine, I just happened to have an extra tank lying around so I just changed the tanks out.... I would say any type of epoxy for plastic would seal the hole, just make sure that all the oil residue is gone so the epoxy will adhere...