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I took my carburetor apart to clean it. Put everything back together, got it back on the bike. And turned the gas line back on, and on the left side of the bike (if you are looking from the rear) the two carbs farthest to the left where leaking from the jets on the bottom of the bowl. I can't figure out why, tried tightening it, but didn't do anything. Anyone have any idea?
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If they are leaking like that, the floats are either stuck, not adjusted properly, or the seats are too full of crud to make a seal.
You will need to remove the carbs and pull the bowls off. Pull the floats off and clean the seats so they are smooth. Make sure the needle is clean and smooth and not worn. Put the floats back on and set to the proper height for you model of carb. When doing this, hold the carbs at an angle so that the needle is closed but the little pin in the needle is NOT pushed in. measure from the side of the carb where the seal on the bowl would sit.
The ride IS the adventure. The destination is just to get gas!
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Are, you saying it is leaking from the drain screws? I have never seen that before. Could, you have overtightened them, and damaged the seats?
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1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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is your drain plug o-ring intact and in decent shape?
Were the threads super rusty?
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I'll take a look at them, I'm pretty sure they are. The only thing I can think of is maybe my bowls are not in the right order when I put them back on. Could that have anything to do with it?
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That would not have anything to do with leaking. It would just make it hard to get at the screws to drain the carbs.
TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Yup, as tools said, bowl order only makes draining harder.
I am going to bet that things are chewed up in there. Happens sometimes with old gas sitting in there.
I would still pull the bowls off and check the bottom of the bowl and see if it has cracks and check the tip of the screw and see if it is badly pitted. This spot is easy to miss while cleaning. Most of the time I just give it a quick spray and forget about it, I bet most people do this and do not notice the crud building there.
The ride IS the adventure. The destination is just to get gas!
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It's just a ***** taking those things on and off!
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militarymullen wrote
It's just a ***** taking those things on and off!
I feel, for, you.  TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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So theres nothing it could be that doesnt invlove taking the whole damn thing off again?
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 Uhhhhhhh No.  TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Yes they can leak because of corrosion of the float bowl aluminum.
Take the float bowls off and remove that drain screw completely.
Look at the tip of the screw and using a bright LED flashlight look and
the sealing surface inside the hole to find the problem.
You might have to convert the screw to a screw with a shoulder on
it and a aluminum crush washer to make it stop leaking.
The problem can be solved. Not difficult.
On a Roadstar Adventure.
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One possibibility.
Drain the float bowls after shutting off the gas and remove the screws.
Then apply a gas proof sealer to the screw threads.
I would use the 3M 599 Ultra Grey sealer or Permatex equivalent.
It is called "something" grey also. It is gas proof and removable if needed.
That way you would not have to remove the carbs.
Just putting some sealer on the tip of the screw might do it too.
On a Roadstar Adventure.
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Yes we all know...but nothing like taking the carbs off of a Honda V4 engine.
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There is no "O" ring.
There is no rust. It is aluminum bowl and brass screw.
Aluminum hydro chlorates can form though.
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