It seems to have a gas leak but I cant tell where it's coming from. People have said I need to replace the carb and gaskets. Any other ideas, and info on how to do it if that is really what it needs would be great, thanks!
2007-03-13 12:36:50 · 7 answers · asked by *Heather* 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Check the petcock, and hose from petcock to the carberater often that's it if not check the rubbers behind the carberator that feed the engine, if that's not it have carberator's rebuilt.
2007-03-13 13:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by howdy doody 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The floats in the carbs are sticking, or the needle valve isn't seating right, and the gas comes out the overflow tube. You don't have to replace the carbs, but they do need to be removed, cleaned and the floats checked out and set right. There are a lot of little tricks to the job, and it's not easy to do unless you've done it before.
On occasion, those flimsy gas lines from the tank can rub through and leak too.
2007-03-13 20:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First locate were your leak is coming from my guess is it is coming from the overflow pipes from your carbs. The way to remedy is , if you are up to it, remove your carbs and dismantle them laying the components carefully out on a piece of clean cloth, be careful not to lose any parts, check your float needle valves carfully to determine if there in any wear on them,this can be done with a magnifying glass, if they are worn replace them, you must then set your float levels, this you will find in your service repair manual or can find out from your local dealer,when this is done you carefully clean out the bowls of any residue and the jets and any orifices in the carb body, carb cleaner is good for this,then assemble your carbs and refit to bike,you must then balance the carbs and set your mixture screws thi is also found in your sevice manual or from your local dealer and can be adjusted by ear if you know what you are doing, balancing must be done with vacuum guages also you will need to adjust your throttle and choke cables, after that you should have a sweet running bike with no petrol leaks, but my advise is leave it to the experts if you are unsure or do not have the right equipment cause a mistake or a loss of parts could cost you dearly
2007-03-19 05:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by bazbikes49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most common cause is sticking or mis-adjusted floats, or a piece of crud holding the needle valve open.
Cleaning and resetting float height is not hard, if you have the specs. A manual such as Clymer's will have all the details. And it will be the best $30 you spend on the bike.
2007-03-13 20:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure your petcock turns the gas flow off,there are shutoff valves on your floats in the carb bowls ...if they get dirt in between the orifice they will not shut off and the bowl will overflow.Also make sure they are clean ...good luck
2007-03-13 20:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by jlone@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some food dye and add some to your tank. leave gas off for awhile day or 2.clean engine thouroly and let er dry.turn gas on , check for leak. if none. start and shut er down, check for leak. if none , let er sit at idle till it leaks. now you should know where its coming from. thats where you repair.
2007-03-17 21:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by jay p 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your floats may be stuck and the gas might be going out the over flow
is it fowling out you spark plugs?
is you mufflers wet with gas ?
2007-03-13 19:47:01 · answer #7 · answered by brynecon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋