vento oil reservoir leak

[Sam]

I noticed shortly after I purchased my zip r3i that it was leaking oil from the reservoir at the place where the hose is connected to it. Has anyone else had this problem. I was thinking about trying to put a tighter clamp on it or something. Does anyone have any good tricks for sealing these types of leaks?

here are a few pics; you can see the oil leaking out onto the cooling fan cover:




and a closer view:

[Lennox]

Things like this are pretty comon. I found this same thing on my buddies MZ Mosqito. you can either Zip tie it, or better yet, use a worm gear clamp (screw type) this will solve your problem. you might want to cut back on the hose a bit also, farther back will be LESS streched out, and give you a tighter fit even befor the clap goes on.


If it is not leaking from the hose, then your tank is split/cracked. This happens from time to time. The best home fix is to remove and empty tank, and use a soldering iron to melt the plastic back together.

or premixing is an option!

[Lennox]

oh yeah I forgot about that......hahah.

[Elliott]

[quote=Sam]I noticed shortly after I purchased my zip r3i that it was leaking oil from the reservoir at the place where the hose is connected to it. Has anyone else had this problem. I was thinking about trying to put a tighter clamp on it or something. Does anyone have any good tricks for sealing these types of leaks?

It looks like the Heat from the Engine is heating the rubber Which makes it Soft rubber Try some Sealer or JB Weld!! Hope This Helps

[jody]

if your tank is leaking pm. me i will trade you for mine i will warrenty it since i don't need mine.

i was thinking of turning it into a reserv tank like someone else said

that's what I'm gonna do... a reserve tank... heck that's about 20miles or more per fill up... why not...

Just need to make sure it's vented... I think the cap isn't so we'd have to make a tiny tiny hole in the cap or change to one that is vented...

[Lennox]

follow-up? Did you get it fixed or swapped??