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My float bowl is cracked on the edge and is leaking gas. need a new one!! I looked at one on dennis kirk but they dont sell just the float screw. so can anyone help me out?
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or just bite the bullet and go visit your local dealer. they may have one laying around to seel u or if your even luckier, one of the techs in the shop might have an old one in his box.
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You will need to remove the float bowl. Some carburators will have a carbon coated plastic float, if the coating gets scratched, the float will sink, causing your problem. If it's a hollow metallic float, it can get a hole in it, and sink. If the float is good, then the rubber seal that the float pushes up when the float bowl starts to fill with gas is leaking. This can be caused by debris between the valve seat and the valve, or the rubber is cracked or hardened. In any case, usually there is 4 screws on the rounded bottom of the carburators, remove them and you will see the float. If it doesn't float in a bowl of gasoline, it needs repaired or replaced. If the small rubber seal the float moves is cracked or deformed, it needs replaced. There may just be a tiny bit of debris between the float valve and the seat that needs removed. Good luck. None of this is very expensive.
Possability the inlet seals on the float bowl are hard or just old and when you ride- the vibration allows too much gas to flow past the inlet seals causing the float bowls to overflow.
Remove carb float bowl. Clean bowl. Observe float bowl screw, look for hole thru bolt, if present use thin wire to clean out. Float should be hanging freely and gas should be flowing, raise float gas should stop. Pinch off gas line or use shut off valve. Remove pin from float, remove float and needle meter. Use thin wire to clean out passage were meter needle is inserted, wire should pass thru to behind choke. Replace float & meter needle. Replace float bowl. Pull rope half way several times. Inspect primer bulb for cracks or leak. Try to start, may take 5 or more pulls to prime.
If it's leaking from the bowl drain, the drain screw isn't seating in the drain hole. Shut the gas off, pull it out and clean the tapered seat it seals in. I know you said you cleaned the carb, but if the float needle isn't seating, it would leak out the overflow and flood out the carb as well. Check out the float-if it's brass, shake it and listen for gas inside. If it's plastic, put it in a cup of gas and see if it floats. They do get saturated over time and need to be replaced. Good luck!
Does the bowl have a drain screw that could be leaking? There may be a gasket there.
If it is leaking from the top flange, it sounds like the float is not stopping the gas.
Try taking the bowl off and holding the float up; does that stop the gas?
Do you have to push the float up beyond horizontal before the fuel stops?
If so, the plunger may have to be adjusted higher to reach the seat.
Thought I answered this...Pull off the fuel hoses at the valve and check that flow stops in the off position. Remove the 10mm head sediment bowl and check for dirt/rust. Sounds like 2 float valves are leaking because of dirt or foreign matter. Pull off the float bowl drain hoses on the carbs and loosen or remove the drain screw to check the fuel condition.
Remove the water trap bowl at the bottom of the petcock, (gas valve). Is there any water or trash in the bowl? Dump it, clean it and re-mount it, ( not all bikes have a water trap bowl ). Drain the carburetor. There should be a screw on the lower side of the carb float bowl. Remove the screw then replace it after the fuel drains. Turn the gas back on and wait a minute for the carb to fill with gas. If the bike doesn't start and run properly then shut off the gas and remove the carburetor from the engine.
Remove the float bowl and clean the entire carb with a spray carb cleaner from the auto parts store. Wear protective goggles to avoid getting spray in your eyes. Spray into all the little airways and fittings in the carb. Check the float as they can go bad and fill with gas such that they no longer float. Remove the idle screw and the air screw on the outside throat of the carb and spray into the screw holes as well. < < READ CLOSELY > > Be sure to put these two screws back in the same hole they came out of. IMPORTANT > do not tighten these two screws down. Only screw these in until they LIGHTLY seat. Now turn each screw one and one half turns outward. Put the rest of the carb back together, clean the air filter and install the carb. Let the float bowl fill then start the engine. The idle speed will probably different so adjust the idle screw to get back to where it was. This process should get you back on the road. Please rate this solution. Thanks!
Remove the water trap bowl at the bottom of the petcock, (gas valve). Any water or trash in the bowl? Drain a cup of gas from the tank. Any water or trash in the cup? Dump it, clean it and re-mount it, ( not all bikes have a water trap bowl ). Remove the carburetor from the engine. Remove the float bowl and clean the entire carb with a spray carb cleaner from the auto parts store. Wear protective goggles to avoid getting spray in your eyes. Spray into all the little airways and fittings in the carb. Remove the two screws on the outside throat of the carb and spray into the screw holes as well. < < READ CLOSELY > > Be sure to put these two screws back in the same hole they came out of. IMPORTANT > do not tighten these two screws down. Only screw these in until they LIGHTLY seat. Now turn each screw one and one half turns outward. Put the rest of the carb back together, clean the air filter and install the carb. Let the float bowl fill then start the engine. Set the idle speed with the idle screw. This process should get you back on the road. Please rate this solution. Thanks!
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