seabass Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 I just got home from a ride. My carbs both have gas flowing from them. I'm obviously going to clean them and check if the floats are stuck. Is it just a coincidence that both are leaking, or should I look for something else? Thanks guys. :beer: Quote
Bansh-eman Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 its more then likey your floats like you said but i had way too big of pilots in my carbs at one point and they would over flow too. i switched them bak and it stopped.. could have just been coincidence becasue that shouldnt cause it. Quote
seabass Posted June 23, 2007 Author Report Posted June 23, 2007 I used a mixture that was about a month old. I was told that the additive that they use in gas (ethanol?), will seperate during prolonged storage. I usually shut the gas off and run the carbs dry, but didn't last time I went. :: Does this sound as if it could have caused both floats to stick at once? Quote
Bansh-eman Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 its very possible. a month of lettin the gas and oil sit in the bowl will no dought begin to seperate. Quote
David Keith Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 Letting the gas set for a month isn't good anyway. That's about how long it takes for the pilot jets to start gumming up with varnish. Even though many gas companies want us to believe there are additives added to stop that. Problem is, the additives just don't keep the fuel fresh that long ... Quote
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