paint saver/gas cap
- Thread starter armad
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Ya lucked out on the removal
armad
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That is what I was thinking. IT looked like the one that would seal the best. The instructions talk of pre 96 with raised bung and say use the beveled gasket. The split gasket used on 96 and later. But I am wondering if this is actually the raised bung. I cut back the bubbled paint and there was filler up to the bung. I didn't want to go too deep, just wanted to remove bubbled paint. It looked to me like there could be a fair amount of filler up to the bung. Leading me to believe it may be the raised bung and just filled up to the lip of the bung.
armad
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It is a "vented" cap along with a paint saver. What I did was score around the edge of the paint saver with an exacto knife. No need to go deep, and try to go at it as horizonal/underneath as much as possible. I also took some dental floss and pulled that around under the paint saver. You then need the tool, or make one that fits in the notches of the paint saver. I bought one from bigdogpartsking on ebay. He and Donna are members of the forum here. Cost me $20. There may be other vendors for the tool on the forum. The paint saver came out without too much effort, it just unscrews from the bung. Some have had issues with getting the paint saver to come out, some have noted it may have been epoxied in place. Mine did not appear to have been epoxied. I sealed around the bung with "Seal-All" to try to keep the paint from bubbling again. Once you have it out get a Harley gas cap, or a new paint saver/cap of your choice.
What about the petcocks?There's an awful lot of talk about bungs going on here
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armad
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bunghuliuo gets aroundThere's an awful lot of talk about bungs going on here
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David Watters
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Hey has anyone installed paint savor caps on a Pitbull. I have a 2004 Pitbull and I am looking for paint savor gas caps. Also do they make a set of paint savor caps that one work well and do not blister paint and two have one that read fuel gage and one fill please advise.
armad
Active Member
Your Pitbull has the split tank, I assume as you say you need 'caps'. And yes they do make them with one cap plain and one gauge cap. I bought mine from Kuryakn. So far I have yet to find a cap that will not leak. It weeps out of the vent in the cap and at times runs down the tank. Also they have a plastic venting device inside the cap and it is glued on. Twice I have gotten a different cap and both times the little plastic device has come unglued and ended up in the tank.
David Watters
Member
Yes it is a split tank and that is great you answered my question they do make them and yes they do leak. Nice well I guess that idea may just go out the door. Thank for your input.
BWG56, do you have any pictures of which gasket you used?It screws in just like the paint saver does, you remove 2 of the screws and insert the brass standoff's to tighten it and then remove them and reinsert the screws, the screws do not touch the tank and you can see the cap screws off with the black part in the pic. J&P Part: 633-887
David Watters
Member
Any problems with them leaking on a split tank I'm thinking these are what was discussed earlier
