bad leak

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?

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.

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.