Mmmmm, deja-vu. Just went through this on a 700S. I made sure that floats were able to move freely and the needle valves were clean, get new ones if in doubt and the valve seats were clean, very clean. Are the overflow tubes blocked and/or above the level of the top of the float bowls and so gravity isn’t able to allow the overflow gas out onto the ground?
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 10:33 AM Jenya Spektor <[email protected]> wrote: > After a series of episodes of the leaking carbs, I decided to see if it > had leaked into the engine - and viola - it did. > So I am taking the carbs out yet again and will double check the float > levels and the float needles. Some of them (at least 3) have very little > spring action left in them. > Should I order a set of new ones and replace all four - since my plastic > floats are not adjustable, will changing the float valves help me with the > correctly setting the height? > (The carbs were cleaned well the last time I serviced them about a month > ago). > Could there be anything else that causes these overflow leaks? > I will obviously be changing the oil as well. > Any help or insight is appreciated. > Jenya > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/3096e933-89a7-4441-a246-0c80d01b0ff3%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/3096e933-89a7-4441-a246-0c80d01b0ff3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAGg-qp2E1q11SHGpp%3Dcj3BxK2kJNeR1_A0tDVpDEXcfdcU4%3DgQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
