hairline crack in overflow tube of float bowl

is causing fuel to leak out all the time. is this something that can be repaired, or does one have to buy a new float bowl?

I tried using duct tape but it didn't work.

JOKKKINGG!!!!

But seriously any advice would be appreciated.

tony

is it cracked inside float bowl?i wonder if you couldnt just slide a slightly larger piece of tubing over it and seal it with some epoxy around the bottem ?:whistle:

Outaline (Tony), I've had this problem, I couldn't believe it!
That sounds a good idea of Wireman's, with the thin tube over the cracked tube. Could be heat-shrink if that is impervious to fuel, with a dob of some fuel resistant goo at the bottom. The hair-line runs straight down the brass over-flow tube. I'm not sure if these tubes are one piece through to the nipple outside the float bowl. Good find, it had me beat!

RegardZ

try a hobby or model car store they sell differant sizes of brass tubing find one that will slip over it;) goodluck,happy wrenching!

wireman wrote:

try a hobby or model car store they sell differant sizes of brass tubing find one that will slip over it;) goodluck,happy wrenching!

Thats exactly what I did with mine using a wee dab of JB weld to seal it at the bottom.

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Woodstock ON Canada
1980 kz750E1, 4->1, K&N pods

Thats an easy fix. I simply cleaned the tube inside the float bowl then mixed up some good old JB weld. Smear the JB all over the tube from top to bottom, let sit for 12 house and it's fixed.
Do not use any silicone based sealer gas will eat it up.