Smell of Gasoline?

[RiverDog]

Ok so ever since I rolled the new road beast into my garage, the garage and partially my downstairs area smells pretty strongly like gasoline. My last bike (XSR900) had its smells but nothing like this. Is it just temp changes forcing fumes out of the pressure valve or do I have a bigger issue? I can confirm there's no puddle under the bike and no signs of a leak.

 

[RossKean]

Is the tank very full ,or recently filled? The FJR isn't especially gassy smelling, although if overfilled you can get some overflow down a vent hose. California market bikes also have a charcoal canister that can get saturated when it gets very warm or with an overfill. Some gas fume could come from that. Note: CA bikes were sometimes sold in other markets - my '07 was a CA bike that was originally sold in Connecticut.

Keep an eye (or a nose) on it. You may have to lift the tank to see if there is any seeping at the fuel pump flange or the fuel hoses.
In case you have a problem with venting at the fuel cap, you might want to look at the following (Gen I, but similar).
https://www.fjrforum.com/threads/gas-cap-modification.18042/page-2#post-722219

 

[RiverDog]

Is the tank very full ,or recently filled? The FJR isn't especially gassy smelling, although if overfilled you can get some overflow down a vent hose. California market bikes also have a charcoal canister that can get saturated when it gets very warm or with an overfill. Some gas fume could come from that. Note: CA bikes were sometimes sold in other markets - my '07 was a CA bike that was originally sold in Connecticut.

Keep an eye (or a nose) on it. You may have to lift the tank to see if there is any seeping at the fuel pump flange or the fuel hoses.
In case you have a problem with venting at the fuel cap, you might want to look at the following (Gen I, but similar).
https://www.fjrforum.com/threads/gas-cap-modification.18042/page-2#post-722219

It's almost full but not to capacity.

One other thing I forgot to mention because I assumed it wasn't related is that the fuel gauge appears to be bad because the fuel level is flashing on the dash. I have a service invoice from a shop that did a bunch of maintenance on the bike in November. I called them to confirm the invoice details, which they did, and they said the only issue the PO declined to fix due to cost was the fuel gauge, which he said is also part of the pump. Think it could be related?

 

[SkooterG]

What year FJR?

The flashing on the gauge means the tank is low, or power to the fuel sending unit is not connected. I think.

 

[RiverDog]

What year FJR?

The flashing on the gauge means the tank is low, or power to the fuel sending unit is not connected. I think.

2018. Yeah I was wondering if maybe something didn't get correctly connected when the bike was reassembled after service. I'll check under the tank and see if I can find the connection.

 

[SkooterG]

On all years of FJRs there are two electrical connections on the bottom of the fuel pump. IIRC, one is to power the pump itself, and one for the fuel sending unit for the gas gauge.

There shouldn't be much of a gas smell. Only exception to this is if filled totally full and let sit out in the hot sun where fuel will vent or on Gen I FJRs there is an O-ring in the fuel pump that is the cause of leaks as it ages.

 

[Reserector]

The FJR will not leak visibly until a leak gets pretty bad. There is a foil-covered insulating layer on top of the engine that catches drips, allowing them to evaporate before you can find them.

All it takes to smell like gas is a slight seepage from a fuel line, pump gasket or pump o-ring. The only way to check that stuff is to raise the tank up and feel for a leak. You may be able to see a drip forming, but seepage may not even form a drip. It will, however, feel wet to the touch.

Example: I had a failing gasket, which I fixed. I let it air out for a couple of days, but it still smelled of gas. I lifted the tank again, found the seepage and it turned out to be a clamp that I hadn't reinstalled correctly.

I also had trouble with one of my connectors in that the silicone seal part wadded up and would not let the connector click together correctly. (Mine was the fuel pump connector) Maybe that is all that is wrong with your fuel sender?? In my case, I had to remove the damaged connector seal and replace it with a dab of silicone dielectric grease. No problems after that.

 

[RiverDog]

The FJR will not leak visibly until a leak gets pretty bad. There is a foil-covered insulating layer on top of the engine that catches drips, allowing them to evaporate before you can find them.

All it takes to smell like gas is a slight seepage from a fuel line, pump gasket or pump o-ring. The only way to check that stuff is to raise the tank up and feel for a leak. You may be able to see a drip forming, but seepage may not even form a drip. It will, however, feel wet to the touch.

Example: I had a failing gasket, which I fixed. I let it air out for a couple of days, but it still smelled of gas. I lifted the tank again, found the seepage and it turned out to be a clamp that I hadn't reinstalled correctly.

I also had trouble with one of my connectors in that the silicone seal part wadded up and would not let the connector click together correctly. (Mine was the fuel pump connector) Maybe that is all that is wrong with your fuel sender?? In my case, I had to remove the damaged connector seal and replace it with a dab of silicone dielectric grease. No problems after that.

This is very helpful. Thank you!