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Neill C:
Hi there. I've been bench testing my carb after suffering from float bowl overflow leaks. One bowl slightly overflows after about four hours. Float levels are set at 22mm as the book says. Would you consider that overflowing after 4 hours is perfectly OK seeing as you should turn the petcock off if the bike is going to be left on its stand for 4 hours anyway?

SteveW:
Should not leak no matter how long it’s left.

Neill C:
Of course. I'd get the fuel that's in the pipe after the petcock on my garage floor every time I park her up otherwise. Thanks.

Oddjob:
Left on side stand or main stand?

Nurse Julie:
Have you tried tapping the float bowl to see if its the float valve is leaking? Maybe the spring has had it.

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