Leaking diesel cap

[NickfromWI]

Is this normal? Chipper is brand spanking new and this looks like crap.

Should I call Morbark?




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nick

 

[treesandsurf]

Did you see where the leak was coming from? Are you overfilling the tank?

jp

 

[Cobleskill]

I am guessing it got filled full when cool and then puked when it got hot.

 

[sawinredneck]

Or you filled it full and it pucked some while going down the road. It's very common with diesel equipment to look like that around the filler cap.

 

[treesandsurf]

I know mine does. Smart move getting a diesel over gas by the way.

jp

 

[rskybiz]

I am guessing it got filled full when cool and then puked when it got hot.

Or you filled it full and it pucked some while going down the road. It's very common with diesel equipment to look like that around the filler cap.

Winners!

 

[sotc]

Hose it off regularly near the closest storm drain leading to a river

 

[CurSedVoyce]

You are really gonna screw up his homeostasis telling him that Willie...

 

[SimplyArbor]

Pretty normal on any diesel chipper i've ever seen. Just a few drops of the stuff will spread significantly...

 

[pantheraba]

You are really gonna screw up his homeostasis telling him that Willie...

hahaha...you guys are killing me!!!!

 

[woodworkingboy]

If you are going to follow Willie's advice, at least it's possible to make diesel fuel that doesn't smell so bad, like they often do in Britain. It's a different aiding ignition ingredient, the part that gives the bad or better smell.

 

[Cobleskill]

The smell of diesel offends me.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I couldn't believe the smell of french fries that came from Top_Notch / Jeff's cooking oil fueled diesel truck! It made me hungry!!!

 

[Cobleskill]

Makes me think of the Simpson's episode Homer and Bart were collecting grease.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Normal . Don't fill it so full.

 

[NickfromWI]

It's at a quarter tank and still leaking


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nick

 

[FJR]

Would the LA heat play a part? Does that increase the pressure in the tank? It makes me think of my no spill gas can swelling up like a balloon when it gets left in the sun.

 

[Cobleskill]

Is it coming out of a fitting?

 

[sotc]

I think it's oily vapors pushing out of the cap

 

[Tucker943]

How about fuel sloshing while driving?

 

[woodworkingboy]

I think it's oily vapors pushing out of the cap

Does the tank vent through the cap, or someplace else? Maybe the vent is plugged up. Is there a rubber seal in the cap? How's it's condition?

 

[Cobleskill]

I think I would call customer service and tell them the problem. One of the nice things about owning a brand new thing is the coverage of problems for a while. Not that I get to enjoy that very often.

 

[NickfromWI]

Chipper is brand spanking new. There is a seal that seems to be in perfect condition.

No one would EVER tolerate this on a $1000 used car from 1991. Why would it be acceptable on a brand new chipper?

I called the dealer a week or two. Never heard back. It was the second time I mentioned it. I will contact Morbark directly.


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nick

 

[Burnham]

Pretty sorry service from the dealer, that.

 

[Cobleskill]

You spend that much money at a dealer you expect a bit more than that. Kind of foolish on their part.