[Ducati] 996 fuel leak

[Blair J. Weiss]

Rob,
Often times, you can anneal copper washers to make them good as new.

Remove and clean to remove gasoline residue, then hit it with a propane 
torch to turn the copper
cherry red, then drop in a cup of water, it will soften the copper back up 
and let is conform and seal.

Blair




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob" <robarks at btopenworld.com>
To: "'Ducati Owners Group'" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 8:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Ducati] 996 fuel leak


Just replace the washer. Should be ally or copper.

Rgds,

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of Matt Lane
Sent: 15 April 2007 13:32
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] 996 fuel leak

My 2000 996 developed a fuel leak. I traced the leak to a screw with a
copper washer located at the rear bottom of the tank. It appears to be some
sort of drain screw. Is this common? Do I just replace the screw and washer?

Has anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it?

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