Vapor lock Gas Cap Picture?

decemberdays27 · Post by **decemberdays27** » Sun May 23, 2010 6:22 am

Hello everyone, I first wanted to say thank you for all the information on this site. I am a new buddy owner and have used a lot of info from this site, so thank you, but now I have an issue that I just cannot find the answer to on here.
I saw someone mention they looked at a picture of the drilled holes in the gas cap to prevent vapor lock, but I cannot find those pictures. I wanted to drill the holes, but would love to see a pic first. If no one has one, can they give a quick tip as to where is best to drill? Do you drill on the bottom into the rubber gasket, or somewhere else?

Thank you very much, I appreciate the help!

dakotamouse · Post by **dakotamouse** » Sun May 23, 2010 10:06 pm

Here ya go!
Actually it's a two part process. Two holes.

decemberdays27 · Post by **decemberdays27** » Mon May 24, 2010 2:46 am

Great! Thank you so much for the pictures.
It seems as though I have a different gas cap then you. Mine has a rubber disc that covers the entire inside of the gas cap. I wonder if its a different, maybe vented cap... I'll probably have to go about drilling the inside hole differently.

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Mon May 24, 2010 4:27 am

Pfft, I'd just drill holes directly into the gas tank, that's a sure fire way of... oh right... no sarcasm flag yet...

I think the 09's came with a vented gas cap. Unless you're experiencing problems with stalling and are positive that it's because of a tank overfill, I'd not worry about drilling holes, well... anywhere. That is unless you're set on customizing your Buddy to look like a colander.

decemberdays27 · Post by **decemberdays27** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:32 pm

Maybe I'll just wait it out and see if it happens again. I was out on a ride a few days ago and ended up stalling 5 times, they seemed just like vapor lock issue. I took it in and the shop said there was a lot of that black goo and other junk in the gas tank, so they cleaned it all out. There wasn't an issue on my next ride, but it wasn't as hot and I wasn't going as fast, so, I guess we'll see... Thanks again

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Mon May 24, 2010 3:57 pm

vapor lock is an easy fix and was a common problem. black goo and sediment trying to pass through the carb could def clog it up and cause your scoot to stall and quit. keep us posted.