filling tank befor you get home/

[willey]

I had never heard that you don't want to fill your tank just befor you get home.We have always filled our tank just befor we get home.Whats the reason for this?

 

[ARtraveler]

I had never heard that you don't want to fill your tank just befor you get home.We have always filled our tank just befor we get home.Whats the reason for this?

Some have had issues with gasoline vapor smells when parking the :spyder2: with a freshly filled tank in the garage. Just be careful not to overfill. The gas should remain below the fill ring. My usual gas stop is exactly five miles from home. I always fill the tanks at the end of a riding day and have never had a problem with fumes in my garage.

 

[bruiser]

We fill our tanks before parking. It cuts down on water build up.

 

[Bob Ledford]

2011 RTL SE-5 Filling gas tank

Regardless of filling or by-passing the gas pums I will get fuming in the garage after a ride. I just stick a 36 inch box fan on medium speed for ten minutes or more in front blowing into the front air scoops and leave the garage door up a cot or two.

 

[Chupaca]

Don't know..!!

We have a gas station at the bottom of the hill. Depending on which way we come home we either fill before or on the way out. Either way has never made any difference. Prefer to have a full tank cause we have had blackouts and can't get gas here and have a long drive to find it...:dontknow:

 

[gypsy_100]

Some have had issues with gasoline vapor smells when parking the :spyder2: with a freshly filled tank in the garage. Just be careful not to overfill. The gas should remain below the fill ring. My usual gas stop is exactly five miles from home. I always fill the tanks at the end of a riding day and have never had a problem with fumes in my garage.

As long as you don't overfill, putting 3-4-5 gallons of fresh, cold gasoline in the tank just before getting home is a great way to minimize the fumes.

 

[cuznjohn]

tank

during the summer i just come home and fill up next time i ride, but as the cold weather sets in i fill up after each ride in case i don't go out again

 

[NancysToy]

during the summer i just come home and fill up next time i ride, but as the cold weather sets in i fill up after each ride in case i don't go out again

:agree: Keeping the tank topped off in the winter in cold climates and unheated garages minimizes condensation. Don't forget the fuel stabilizer if the Spyder is going to sit a while, too.

 

[Sarge707]

I always fill on returning home and get to within about 1/2 gallon because I have NEVER had the gas Pump click when filling! Never a Gas smell either!nojoke

 

[Bob Denman]

The fuel coming out of a buried tank in the heat of the summer will expand as it warms... Leave yourself a bit of room for that expansion if you're parking the bike.
My Station is 4.7 miles away... never a problem with filling up, riding home, parking the bike! :thumbup:

 

[Blue Star]

I had never heard that you don't want to fill your tank just befor you get home.We have always filled our tank just befor we get home.Whats the reason for this?

I always fill on the way out, as the last thing I want to do coming home is to stop and get gas. Of course, the last thing I want to do going out is to stop and get gas also.

Really the reason I get gas leaving is an old habit of mine, as I do the same with my cages.

 

[gypsy_100]

The fuel coming out of a buried tank in the heat of the summer will expand as it warms... Leave yourself a bit of room for that expansion if you're parking the bike.
My Station is 4.7 miles away... never a problem with filling up, riding home, parking the bike! :thumbup:

Tanks are designed to always have sufficient headspace. The volumetric thermal coefficient of expansion for gasoline is 0.00056/degree F. So a 40F increase in temperature, for example, would increase the volume roughly 2%. I don't think you could get a tank 98% full if you tried. Bottom line, I think you and I agree, a couple or several gallons of fresh, cool gasoline to cool things down and then ride a few miles home works well.

 

[3 Wheel Addict]

When my spyder had the issues of the fuel vapors/smell it made no difference how much gas was in the tank. The dealer did fix "something" because the fuel smell has stopped completely. They clearly fixed something but claim they found nothing? I may never know what it was???

 

[Bob Denman]

I think you and I agree, a couple or several gallons of fresh, cool gasoline to cool things down and then ride a few miles home works well.

:agree:

But it IS easy to fall into the trap of invading that expansion space...:shocked: That's when things get smelly... :yikes:

 

[ThreeWheels]

I generally fill up near home

I fill up on the way home.
Using the Spyder as a daily commuter, it's one less thing I need to worry about in the morning on the way to work.

 

[bobnaquin]

Regardless of filling or by-passing the gas pums I will get fuming in the garage after a ride. I just stick a 36 inch box fan on medium speed for ten minutes or more in front blowing into the front air scoops and leave the garage door up a cot or two.

That is not normal and you should probably get that fixed. The worse case scenario in this instance could be your house catching on fire.