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28 Jul 2006 17:26 #65505 by r1ng3l78
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bike sat for about a week with no gas in the tank. i fill it up today, rode about ten miles and parked it. came back and the drain line on the bottom of the #1 carb is pouring fuel as fast the line can handle. any ideas?

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28 Jul 2006 17:28 #65506 by Biquetoast
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r1ng3l78 wrote:

bike sat for about a week with no gas in the tank. i fill it up today, rode about ten miles and parked it. came back and the drain line on the bottom of the #1 carb is pouring fuel as fast the line can handle. any ideas?

Hmm. Float valve stuck open? Might have got gunked up while sitting?
You know my carb used to do that before I rebuilt it - but I could just tap it with a screwdriver handle and the float valve would settle in.
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28 Jul 2006 22:41 #65582 by rattler
Replied by rattler on topic bad leak
your tank might have rusted a little inside since it was empty, are you running a inline filter between the petcock and the carbs? if not get one. biuqetoast is right you more than likely sucked some trash inside.

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