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Message started by alisonsup on 12/31/17 at 08:53:17

Title: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by alisonsup on 12/31/17 at 08:53:17

my bike has been sitting since early August (right before Hurricane Harvey hit). Today I decided to go out and try to start it but it wouldn’t start. I charged the battery yesterday so I knew it had power. As I was trying to start it a bunch of gas poured out from the two breather hoses on my carb and onto the ground. Do I need to clean my carbs or something? Why won’t my bike start? And why is there a gas leak now?

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by buster6315 on 12/31/17 at 08:59:59

try tapping on the side of the float bowl. Sounds like your float bowl fuel shut off needle is stuck

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by Savageman on 12/31/17 at 13:15:54

That just happened with my daughters Savage. Check the oil level and make sure the crankcase isn't full of gasoline.

When I drained her oil it had 2 1/2 gallons of oil/gas in it.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by alisonsup on 12/31/17 at 13:49:11

I’ll try tapping it.

Also I just put fresh oil it it last night before I tried starting the bike. What’s the cause of oil being in the crankcase? There was none last night when I poured it in. I can drain it and check it though.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by Savageman on 12/31/17 at 13:55:31

Actually the float valve stuck open because she left the gas petcock on. So the carburetor overflowed and the whole tank of gas drained into the crankcase. When it was cranked gas poured out the overflow on the air filter.

If it's just coming out of the carb vents it's still most likely the float is stuck or float needle is bad.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by batman on 01/01/18 at 13:56:03

I think it's a good idea to not change the oil until after you have the bike running , to avoid /see problems like this, and the chance of fuel getting in the oil ,also because the motor should be brought up to temperature before draining the oil. If you didn't run the carb dry and drain the bowl (if you still have a stock petcock) you might have used some Sta-bil before parking it . I would stop flow to the carb by pulling the fuel line to the carb and plugging it if need be ( or to the off position if you have a Raptor ). and drop the bowl to see what's there, you need to know why the float hung up ,to make sure it doesn't happen again, and if the carb needs cleaning, if you have a hole in the float, or dirt between the valve and seat ,or a worn float valve and seat .You'll want to check the float height also.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by alisonsup on 01/03/18 at 11:20:05

Yea I usually do get it up to temp before changing the oil. Before hurricane Harvey hit my bike was due for an oil change. I got it up to temp and drained the oil but once it started raining I went inside. I figured I would pour the oil in my bike the next morning once the rain subsided by that never happened. We had about 50+ tornado warnings in my area (one of which actually damaged my house), plus flooding. Also I ended up having a mandatory evacuation on my neighborhood so it wasn’t until recently that I was able to get back home and put the oil in my bike.

But I just pulled the carb and it was dirty. I just bought some cleaner and I’m cleaning it now. Ill let y’all know if it starts after i put it back in. Thanks for all the replies.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by alisonsup on 01/07/18 at 07:45:00

It’s running fine now. I guess the carb just needed a good cleaning. Thanks for all the help and replies.

Title: Re: Bike has been sitting now it’s dumping gas
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/07/18 at 09:00:16

Good job, rock on,,