Dripping gas from carb tube

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Dripping gas from carb tube

Rockwork
What does it mean when gas is dripping from a tube coming out of the bottom of one of the carbs? It's worse when it is tilted on the side stand than upright on the center stand.
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Re: Dripping gas from carb tube

Johnnylevi
you have a float thats stuck open. I'd take the carbs off and give em a good cleaning.
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Rockwork
Thanks. That's what I thought. The guy I bought it from said he took off the carbs and cleaned them. He must have missed one.
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Re: Dripping gas from carb tube

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Before going to all the work of removing, and cleaning the carbs; try tapping on the float bowels with the handle of a screw drive, or soft faced hammer. Often this will dislodge whatever is making the float stick.
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