Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carbs started leaking out of the blue.

2018-12-18 Thread Jenya Spektor
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

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carbs started leaking out of the blue.

2018-12-18 Thread Jenya Spektor
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,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carbs started leaking out of the blue.

2018-12-18 Thread Glenn Evanish
Tommy-san, mine did, but of course YMMV. On Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 11:42 AM Tommy Hill All good advice, but I’ve had this exact problem. Mine was the 6 o rings > between each carb. Once apart, easy enough to swap. Getting carbs off and > then apart, is not for the feint of heart. It is a booger, but

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carbs started leaking out of the blue.

2018-12-17 Thread Darin Hatton
Jenya, If you are going to do the carbs yourself I would suggest that you get on cx/gl500 forum and order Larry carb book. Go to technical help in forum and ask for link to him. Supposed to be the "carb bible" . Won't tell you how to get them out but you should find that in your factory service