Wade Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 When I am idling/and riding my banshee.... I noticed the left side carb dribbles out fuel a little bit out the 'puke' valve or whatever it is called. ( the lower fitting on the carb). The right carb leaks little to none. I am a fuel inj. guy, so this is allll new and I am trying to learn. Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 When I am idling/and riding my banshee.... I noticed the left side carb dribbles out fuel a little bit out the 'puke' valve or whatever it is called. ( the lower fitting on the carb). The right carb leaks little to none. I am a fuel inj. guy, so this is allll new and I am trying to learn. Thanks for your time. try tapping it with the back of a screw driver it cold be that your float is getting stuck you should clean them as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I literally have NO carb know-how. How do I clean it? Uninstall and spray it with carb cleaner and re-install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I literally have NO carb know-how. How do I clean it? Uninstall and spray it with carb cleaner and re-install? Take them off then take the bowls off thats the bottom part of the carb and spray the float hinge and evrything else with some carb cleaner which u can buy at ur local auto part store. Do not switch the bowls for anything its better if u do it one at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 If it's dribbling like that it's probably a little grain of sand or something keeping the float valve from seating completely; it could be the float sticking like killa said although it could just need a slight adjustment to the float... I'm not that sharp on injection but I can give ya a crash course on carbs, at least stock Banshee carbs. Fuel gravity feeds from the tank to the carbs, there's a little plastic strainer on the inside of the tank on the petcock that is supposed to screen trash from the bottom of the tank, although sometimes they fall off and/or get torn or whatever and things get through. If the system was dry and you turned the petcock "on" at the tank, fuel would flow through the lines straight to the carb bowls, through a type of needle valve that's connected to a float; the float and valve is just like a swamp cooler where as the float rises it pushes a valve shut. The needle valve itself is a little brass thing with a pointy rubber tip that seats against a machined brass seat; if a grain of sand or whatever lodges between the needle tip and seat it will keep flowing a small amount of fuel, which in turn will dribble out like at idle when the carbs aren't drinking alot of fuel. Same happens when the float sticks open, except it flows like crazy and just dumps fuel straight out the overflow; this can happen when you have the carbs apart or otherwise have empty bowls if the float decides to stay down. Sometimes just tapping the bowls with the end of a screwdriver will pop them free and float again, shutting the float valve, and you're good to go. Other times you hafta pull the carb and clean whatever is sticking the float at the hinge or whatever (the hinge is a little solid drive pin that is easily tapped out). Lastly you may just need to adjust the float height, which just happens sometimes, other times it will never need adjustment (there's other oddities that aren't common but do happen, like a pinhole in the float allowing fuel to enter and make it sink, or the pin falling out, or the tangs the pin goes into breaking off, etc. etc.). To adjust the height you pull the carb, take off the bowl, turn it upside down and measure between the bowl gasket surface and the bottom of the float (which is now the top of the float since it's now upside down); should be 20-22mm if I remember right. To adjust it just lightly bend the silver metal float lever between the float and the hinge. Hope that helps. Oh and don't forget to put the choke tube back in place between the carbs if you pull them, and like killa said don't get the bowls reversed they are different one side to the other for the choke. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thanks. Then answer this... On the TOP of each of my carbs, what is the unit mounted on top of each of them, that has wires going into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thanks. Then answer this... On the TOP of each of my carbs, what is the unit mounted on top of each of them, that has wires going into it? those would be the tors get them removed a.s.a.p they sell a kit for that you can find them on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 those would be the tors get them removed a.s.a.p they sell a kit for that you can find them on ebay Well if that 3 wire electrical unit is unplugged from my quad, what damage or negative issues would the TORS unit cause? Thanks, I am learning much from you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 tors eliminator kit click me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yeah I saw them. I just ask does the TORS still do shit to the banshee when the 3 wire electrical thingy is unplugged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yeah I saw them. I just ask does the TORS still do shit to the banshee when the 3 wire electrical thingy is unplugged? that is a question i do not have the answer to :shrug: maybe someone else can chime in for this one. i can tell you that they look ugly as hell :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey73 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 When I am idling/and riding my banshee.... I noticed the left side carb dribbles out fuel a little bit out the 'puke' valve or whatever it is called. ( the lower fitting on the carb). The right carb leaks little to none. I am a fuel inj. guy, so this is allll new and I am trying to learn. Thanks for your time. He could also mean the drain screw. Just open and close it a few times. It should stop leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercalmighty Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 What the TORS was designed for was to help prevent getting stuck in full throttle. What it would do is if the throttle got stuck open and you let off the thumble lever it would shut the quad down. The problem is that it would malfunction and screw up everything making the quad run like shit if at all. So the easiest thing to do is just get the removal kit and take all that crap off. Make sure that if you do this that you unplug the TORS box (little black box next to the coil). The TORS is also connected to the e-brake so after you disconnect it you can take off the e-brake and get a block off plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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