S&S pouring gas out of the overflow
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S&S pouring gas out of the overflow
Got home from riding today, stopped for gas a mile from home. When I arrvied home the overflow on the S&S carb was pouring major gas. Is that a stuck float? I guess I need to pull it to see.
This old motorcycle is kicking my butt. Every ride contains some issue. It's still a bear to start on a cold day with a warm motor that's been sitting for ten or more minutes. Today I rode over to the dealership. It was about 40 degrees out. I stayed in there about 15 minutes, came out, cracked the throttle open a bit, no start, not so much as an attempt at starting. So, I rolled the throttle open a couple of times, held the throttle open a bit, nada. I tried all different options for quite a while and never an attempt to light off. So, I pulled the plugs and rolled it over for a couple of seconds. The plugs were dry and didn't seem to be fouled at all. Then, a few more tries and she lights off with a couple of backfires, cuts off. Then roll the throttle, hold it open 1/2 way and she will start and run but hard to keep running. Finally, I was able to get her running enough to ride off. I road it a bit hard and it rode fine all the way home. Of course, the carb overflow is now pouring gas. Great... I'm going out to the garage tonight in the cold and pulling that carb off and apart to see what's what in there.
This old motorcycle is kicking my butt. Every ride contains some issue. It's still a bear to start on a cold day with a warm motor that's been sitting for ten or more minutes. Today I rode over to the dealership. It was about 40 degrees out. I stayed in there about 15 minutes, came out, cracked the throttle open a bit, no start, not so much as an attempt at starting. So, I rolled the throttle open a couple of times, held the throttle open a bit, nada. I tried all different options for quite a while and never an attempt to light off. So, I pulled the plugs and rolled it over for a couple of seconds. The plugs were dry and didn't seem to be fouled at all. Then, a few more tries and she lights off with a couple of backfires, cuts off. Then roll the throttle, hold it open 1/2 way and she will start and run but hard to keep running. Finally, I was able to get her running enough to ride off. I road it a bit hard and it rode fine all the way home. Of course, the carb overflow is now pouring gas. Great... I'm going out to the garage tonight in the cold and pulling that carb off and apart to see what's what in there.
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OP, the two are probably related. I'd pull the carb, check for debris, and replace the lines if they're old.
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