[Big Bopper]

This has probably been asked before

but when taking off petrol tank on a 03 triple how do you stop the fuel coming out of the tank and pipes that connect it

I had an issue which I smelt petrol fumes after riding yesterday
And investigated n found that a worn o ring was leaking where the 2 connectors where on the tank
But on taking the top hose off it kept running from the hose
And when the lower hose was taken off it was running from the tank

is there a way to stop this
My previous fuel injection bike didn’t do this when hoses were taken of there was only a trickle

 

[dr_gallup]

I don't have that generation so I don't have all the details but this is how I understand it. There are quick release connections at the tank. These quick release connections have a valve mechanism that is supposed to stop the fuel when you break the connection. If you break the line at the other end it won't stop the flow. The original quick release connectors were plastic. These are failure prone and I think there was a recall to replace them with metal connections.

 

[Big Bopper]

Mine are the plastic yokes on the tank but triumph only replaced the the plastic hose male fittings on that recall not the tank female
They didn’t stop flow when disconnected well the top did female
bottom didn’t but the top the male connection weird
It’s just I want to change the plugs n air filter maybe I’ll have to plug em somehow

 

[dr_gallup]

Hopefully someone who has replaced the tank fittings with metal ones will chime in with part numbers and directions. If you search you might find something, it's def been posted before.

 

[LamontGrady]

I have an 07 w/ plastic ends, was told the hose ends should stop the flow (they are the same on both ends). So I got another line, same thing, gas flows no matter what, very messy. You can see right through the hose/ends there is nothing in there to stop it.

 

[2doggs]

https://www.thespeedtriple.com/forum/how/17851-removing-broken-dry-break-fuel-connector.html

Scroll to the 9th post in the thread. I posted a long write up on replacing the plastic couplings with metal and where to purchase the couplings. This is for a 2002 Tiger but couplings should be the same as your Speed Triple.

Link to coupling site
https://quickcouplings.net/


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