2000 Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom "brass overflow" Questions

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...overflow into the intake when the bike is not running. This fuel will then seep between the cylinder and the piston into the crankcase. This caused cylinder wall wash and required honing the cylinder ...

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...overflow hose. The floats have a small brass tab that bears on the needle, when it rises, it pushes needle into seat and restricts fuel. Set this tab level with rest of tab plate surrounds for the ...

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overflow tube. The float bowl is also attached to the carburetor with a brass main jet nut. At the bottom of the float bowl, this will look like a brass head of a bolt. Under the brass head is a small

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...a yr.ago.Its always leaked alittle since ive had the 4wheeler.It has to be a bad carb.or something?any sugestions thanks Terry Set carb float heights to standardPossible crack in brass overflow ...

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...overflow,once they have overflowed the petrol will make its way through the inlet manifold past the valves in the head and then down to the pistons,past the piston rings and into the sump,it is not ...

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...brass, shake it to listen for fuel inside the float. If there is, replace it. Plastic floats don't have this problem. Hope this helps! this sounds like the float bowl overflow. The float valve is not ...

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...overflow. You can hear the fuel pump clicking. What'up? well it sounds like the float needle is not shutting fuel off whin the bowl is full of fuel you can lightly tap on the bowl of carb an that may ...

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what part of the carb and on what motorcycle ? The carb floats could hoave holes in (old bikes with brass floats) which can caus thr petrol to flood out of the overfow, Also if the carb has been taken

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overflow lines when running removed bowl;carbs are clean ;floats not sticking WHAT are the fuel inlet valves like, the ones the floats push up or lower down to let fuel in if brass could be a ridge on

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...same for the float needle pieces. pull the float pull the needle and check it's seal then clean teh brass fitting it goes into if still having prob replace float needle. good luck man. ne more ...

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