hey...is it possible for gas to flow (like sitting overnight) from the tank down into the bowl of the carb, then into the cylinder and eventually mix with the oil? im having some strange stuff happen with this carb. I'll more know tomorrow when I do an oil change.

the hose coming off my crankcase breather dealy was kinked and when I unkinked it gasoline dripped out. i wish i cud find a small cone filter breather for it. it spits oil and i dont have a nice place for this hose.

So I installed an inline fuel filter and noticed that when I first installed it I had quite a problem getting any gas to flow then as I started riding it it started to fill up more and then overnight it filled up three quarters of the way. when I tried to start it this morning it smelt a lot of gas and it took a long time to light. no choke

Yes.  It is possible for the crankcase to fill with gas.

It is the result of a float valve problem.  Your float needle isn't seating all the way and is still allowing gas to flow into the carb.

If you still have your stock petcock, it has failed.  Fix your carb and either repair the petcock or replace it with a raptor petcock.

If you already have a raptor, turning off the petcock would have prevented this.  You still would have the carb problem. Just the symptom would not have shown itself.  Fix your carb.

Of course, if there is gas in your oil, you will need to change the oil before riding.

And yes if the carb is flooding it will go into the cylinder and down into the case

oh ya that's right. i have a sportster tank, so no raptor. i guess i will have to remember to shut it off everytime. i seriously hate this carb. it jst contsantly givs me problems. jst dont have money for the lancer upgrade. its not as easy as take the thing apart and fix it cuz it's friggin aged.

Why is my float valve not seating all the way? more crud in gas? bad seal? never had to turn ny valve off b4...ever. darn!!! im trying to ride outta this town. when i "cleaned" the float valve, I couldn't get the pin out so I basically just sprayed pressurized Carb cleaner through it and made sure it held vacuum. cudnt get the pit out without busting the carb.

Hey where do i get a decent timing chain for this thing? sounds like a bunch of marbles in my top end. psh...yet another issue lol

well like i said everything is jacked up. cant remove pin to remove floats to remove rest of crap.

floats do float. that darn spring thing came off and was at the bottom of my bowl. how does it go back on? I don't know if this matters but when I turn the carb right side up like it normally sits and suck through the gas inlet it seals and then falls when i release suction.

how much does it end up costing for the lancer carb upgrade once everything is said and done?

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