Attention Carb Kings

[SandmanPNW]

What's up fellas, here is my dilemma.

 

I had a problem last week where my float got stuck (right carb as that overflow tube was leaking) so I cleaned the hell out of my carb, and everything seemed to be fine. Took a little stroll on it around the block, parked it, shut the gas off and BAM! like magic the same shit happened to the other side. I repeated the process and all seemed to be fine. Went to Sand lake for a test/tune ride and on day 2 the right side is leaking again. I tried all the tricks(clean bowls, tapped it with a screwdriver etc.) so now I am really just wondering what is causing this problem so I can stop treating the symptoms. or is my only hope to keep doing the same thing all the time? Thanks in advance for your input.

[GrMeyer]

Sounds like you need a new Float Needle and Seat put in.

[bansheesandrider]

Sounds like you need a new Float Needle and Seat put in.

X2, I had this problem on my bike. My needle and seats loked fine , but the O-ring that seals the seat to the carb was hard and did not fit tight in the carb. I tried replacing the o-ring with a universal one from a o-ring kit because you can not buy just the o-ring from Yamaha or Mikuni. It worked for awhile and then they started leaking again, so I ended up biting the bullet and buying new needles and seats. That fixed it and it has been good for 3 years now.

[Larry's Shee]

Might want to drain gas tank and take a peek inside for dirt, unless you have a filter.

[Duneman101]

buy a couple carb rebuild kits and your problems should be solved. after a few years those orings seals and gaskets really get tore up by the gas and constant use.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Banshee-88-06-Carb-Carburetor-Rebuild-Repair-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem588641adabQQitemZ380209573291QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[SandmanPNW]

buy a couple carb rebuild kits and your problems should be solved. after a few years those orings seals and gaskets really get tore up by the gas and constant use.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/...sQ5fAccessories

 

Got the rebuild kits, Just put needle and seats in. Bike was fine at winchester but I got home, washed it and fired it up. As soon as I shut it off, shit started leaking out of the overflow all over again. I am just going to replace everything now. Any Ideas to why this is happening again after being fine all weekend?