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Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain
Reply #15 - 07/13/12 at 13:51:13

Okay. Changed the petcock. Glad I did because the vacuum thing just seemed weird to me. I like it the way my old Honda has it.

Anyway, still did not stop the leak. I'll mess with the carb now to see if I screwed up something.

I have no idea why the pic posted upside down. The file showed it right side up.

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Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain
Reply #16 - 07/13/12 at 13:55:35

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 07/13/12 at 11:08:51:

mayor4u wrote on 07/13/12 at 08:48:20:

I would make sure your not overfilling the tank.. re: level above the ring at the filler neck, forces fuel to the airbox, I leave about a 1/4 " below the tube when filling my tank

I'm always ready for some new knowledge, please tell us the path this "overfilled" gasoline takes from gas tank to airbox.

I think the mayor is a cali granola cruncher.
which means he's got an alternate path to the carb.
but even then, takes vacuum to get gas from the carbon cannister, I think. would hate to see that thing full of gas anyway.

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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #17 - 07/13/12 at 16:40:39 Took the carb off. The spring that connects the needle valve to the floats was at the bottom of the bowl.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12670 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #18 - 07/13/12 at 16:52:14 That will sure do 'er .... no connection between needle and float. How did the valve seat and rubber needle tip look?
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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #19 - 07/13/12 at 17:35:26 So far so good. Did not have time to tear it all down. The main jet was clogged with only half visibility. The vacuum slide was super slow , then I cleaned the jet and it was much better.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28628 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #20 - 07/13/12 at 18:16:59 Wow!... that's a lot of boogers... This thing is going to run great once you sort all this cr@p out... ...
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12670 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #21 - 07/13/12 at 19:28:43 This is a man who needs an in line fuel filter .....
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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #22 - 07/13/12 at 22:18:05 I did that too. I think the previous owner just bought cheap gas. It's lame because you can get 100% gas here in OK. And, seriously, why would you buy the cheapest stuff when motorcycles get such good gas mileage?
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Reply #23 - 07/14/12 at 12:37:52

bggjr wrote on 07/13/12 at 22:18:05:

I did that too. I think the previous owner just bought cheap gas. It's lame because you can get 100% gas here in OK. And, seriously, why would you buy the cheapest stuff when motorcycles get such good gas mileage?

if your talking octane its a compression thing from what I understand.

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Scott.aust Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 53 Brisbane Queensland Australia Gender:	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #24 - 07/15/12 at 02:25:15 I'm in Australia and the photo is the right way up!!! It will look clearer by rotating your monitor 180 degrees anti clockwise !! lol
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Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain
Reply #25 - 07/21/12 at 13:20:09

Replaced the float needle and the seat. Put the carb back on. Started up just great. Idled well. Then after a couple minutes, the leak came back.

Makes no sense.

Could it be that the float needs adjusted? Maybe it's not engaging the needle properly? I tested it before I put the bowl back on and it did not leak through when engaged.

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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #26 - 07/21/12 at 17:57:12 Adjusted the float level and it seems to be okay. I just let it idle for about 5 minutes. I'm going to try again when it cools off. It's 103 today in Oklahoma.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #27 - 07/21/12 at 18:03:55 bggjr wrote on 07/21/12 at 17:57:12: Adjusted the float level and it seems to be okay. I just let it idle for about 5 minutes. I'm going to try again when it cools off. It's 103 today in Oklahoma. Dang,, I guess Im in Oklahoma,, I THOT I was in East Tx,, but,, its 103 here, so,, I guess I was wrong,,
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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #28 - 07/21/12 at 19:29:35 Took it for a spin around the block. Started leaking out the air cleaner drain again. Ugh..... Any ideas? I know this has to be something super tiny. Like millimeter tiny. What are compatible carbs? haha
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bggjr YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 14	Re: Gas-type liquid coming from Air Cleaner Drain Reply #29 - 07/21/12 at 19:33:12 Also - I barely have any gas in the tank as I am trying to fix this problem. Like, less than a quart. That shouldn't make a difference, right?
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