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carb bowl drip still....
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Some of the pattern float valves and particularly the O rings could be better.
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Kwaker2000 wrote: does not sound like gasket problem, might be the fuel level the carbs sometimes have a small vent hole where the gas can escape , the floats might be sticking or need adjusting
Agree.
Measure fuel level in the carb to see what the real problem is.
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Tyrell Corp wrote: Sometimes it will fix itself overnight as the gaskets swell up in contact with petrol. Carefully retighten the float bowl fixings if needed.
Some of the pattern float valves and particularly the O rings could be better.
But the gaskets were replaced like 4 months ago. And it's still dripping
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blink543 wrote:
Tyrell Corp wrote: Sometimes it will fix itself overnight as the gaskets swell up in contact with petrol. Carefully retighten the float bowl fixings if needed.
Some of the pattern float valves and particularly the O rings could be better.
But the gaskets were replaced like 4 months ago. And it's still dripping
That's because the issue is not the bowl gaskets.
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Kwaker2000 wrote: does not sound like gasket problem, might be the fuel level the carbs sometimes have a small vent hole where the gas can escape , the floats might be sticking or need adjusting
Where's the vent hole on the mikuni vm 22s?
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Now we know it has been leaking from 4 months ago, but I've had this a couple of times myself with new float bowl gaskets.
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Tyrell Corp wrote: That's because the issue is not the bowl gaskets
Now we know it has been leaking from 4 months ago, but I've had this a couple of times myself with new float bowl gaskets.
So what did u do about it? Just leave it?
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Check your float bowl fuel level for starters, cylinder 1 carbs tends to get all the crap when the bike is parked on it's sidestand, so leaky needle valve issues seem more common here..
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