Sandy Koocanusa
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You can try running the carb cleaner of your choice through the gas tank (seafoam, etc.) Or take a screwdriver and tap on the bowl with the plastic handle to free the float if it is sticking. Those are purported to fix the problem you describe sometimes.
Having done it a time or nine now, I would suggest removing the bowl and peering around in there with a mirror. Maybe even spray some cleaner up in the carb. Make sure to contain it with rags as it runs back out, or it'll screw up your paint. Pulling the carb in its entirety wasn't as much fun as I anticipated the first time, so I don't do it any more often than I have to. In fact, I have yet to remove the carb on my bike. I pulled the one off the parts bike and never tried to reinstall it. The way others describe it, though, I probably just wasn't holding my mouth right as I did it. They make it sound easy.
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