1972 Honda XL Carby Problems?

Question

whenever i start the bike it goes for about 5 mins and then spits and finally dies,

it also pours fuel from the overflow hose on the carby.

HOW DO I FIX IT??

Answer 1

First tap on the side of the carb with a wrench, small hammer, etc. Tap, not pound. If the float is just stuck, sometimes that's enough to unstick it. Otherwise, there could be a bit of crud between the float needle and its seat allowing gas to keep flowing. If the tapping doesn't work, you need to remove the float bowl. My old 750 Honda had a wire that snapped in place to hold the bowl on, if yours is like that, it's a snap. There's a pin that hinges the floats to the carb body, push it out and remove the floats. Be careful to not lose the little tapered needle that will come out with them. Then check for crud in the needle jet or see it the tapered needle has a groove worn in it. If so, it's time to replace it.