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fuel leak from carb rubber
#500072 08/29/2012 7:37 PM
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I don't know why yet. I have not goen into the carb.
But took the bike for a quick ride today.
Difficulty starting like usual.
But out of the ride. It didn't want to idle. Adjusted the idle up, but then noticed fuel dripping from the carbs. turned bike off, shut off petcock. And watched the leak.
It wasn't coming from the flat bowl overflow, but get this.
It was leaking from the rubber from the pods.

I would know exactly what to do if it was leaking from the float bowl.
But I just don't know what to think about this.

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goregalore #500073 08/29/2012 7:45 PM
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Some FCR carbs should remedy that situation!

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Trumpeteer #500074 08/29/2012 8:12 PM
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Sounds like a stuck float.


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The_Dog33 #500075 08/30/2012 4:39 PM
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I just had the carbs apart and they seemed fine. The float needle looked smooth and had no weird impressions in it either. But I did notice that one of the floats looked a bit older than the other.

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goregalore #500076 08/30/2012 5:42 PM
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Ok I may be wrong I and Kinda hope I am But I had a a very similar thing happen once. Turned out I had capped/plugged the breather hose.


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