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Overflowing carbs

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Johnny4428:

--- Quote from: Sesman on April 19, 2023, 09:43:12 PM ---Shit in the carbs….but be careful how you do it..🤔

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🤣🤣🤣

Oddjob:
Always drain the carbs before storing the bike for the winter. I'd advise draining the tank as well and swilling it around with diesel to coat the inside of it.

Charliecharlcomb:

--- Quote from: Charliecharlcomb on April 19, 2023, 05:53:40 PM ---I've just wheel my bike out of storage for the winter for its first startup of the year. All good, especially after so much work of late. When I put it away in the late autumn I noticed 1 or 2 cards were overflowing, which I though I'd rectified by removing the float bowls and having a clean up.

Today all four were overflowing! I've had the carbs apart so many times over the last couple of years getting to the bottom of some irregular running and really thought they were fixed. It seems weird that all four are flooding now. I'm prepared to replace all four float needles and seats but wanted to check on here first to hear if anyone thinks something else may be the cause. The carbs are not high milage so they shouldn't be worn, however the bike has had patchy use over the 30 years I've owned it.

Any ideas?

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A quick update. Took the carbs off today, cleaned out the float bowls and jets, reset a couple of float levels and it’s all good again.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Having to remove the carbs is as we know here not a quick & easy task not sure on your model - on the 400 its a wrestling match just getting the air intake chamber back in place.

Pleased to read you have a result & sorted the issue.

Johnny4428:
When you’ve removed them a half dozen times 🥵🥵 you get reasonably competent with the procedure.😂😂

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