Yeah - it's still leaking when the engine is idling. So my only choice is to pull them off and take them apart. Now for the brand of the rebuild kits - i've seen a bunch (ranging from 30 to 90 dollars). Also, if there is a free rebuild guide that I can use (different from the Clymer Manual) - it would help. Best, and thank you. Jenya
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 3:25 PM Jenya Spektor <skaspek...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey - thank you all. Tried both the mallet to the carb bowls as well as > shutting off and restarting. Let’s give it a few hours to soak in the fuel > - hopefully the shrinkage is the culprit. Will update later today/tomorrow. > Sincerely, Jenya > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 18, 2018, at 11:00 AM, EGrider <gevan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > If the carbs are completely dry for a while, the seals will shrink and > leak a bit. This may go away as the o-rings naturally "rehydrate" with > fresh gas. Allen told me this a few years ago when I experienced this > problem and he was right. This year I'm starting them up every week or two > and all is well. It's also reminded me how fast gas evaporates from a > "closed" gas tank, as now I'm checking. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Jenya Spektor 917.202.3080 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
