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Carbs Leaking fuel?

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Been a while since i've been on, mostly cause i've not been having any issues at all with my gs. Until recently.

Every once in a while (not always) the bike will run really badly upon startup and then start pouring fuel out the overflow tube on the right hand side (the one for the number 3 and 4 carbs.) If i'm correct in my guess, i've got a sticking float valve not shutting the fuel off when it gets to the correct fuel level. I know its on the number 3 or 4 carb. My question is basically if this would be a good guess as to what is going on or is there something else it may be? Thanks.
 
CV carbs ??? If you haven't do so ? Clean the carbs & make sure to replace the O rings on the float seats. Flush the fuel tank,
 
they are CV carbs were cleaned in the spring w/ new o-rings on all. my guess was that it was a sticky float valve because it doesn't always do it. IE - if the needle is stuck open, the fuel over flows on that carb cause it's not getting shut off when the fuel level is correct. The incorrect fuel level in the 2 carbs (because of the crossover tube) causes the engine to run really badly, and the excess runs out the overflow tube. I guess it may be junk in the bowl as well...I guess i'll have to pull the bowls off to find out. Hoping it's not the #3 carb and it's the #4 carb, since it's much easier to get to. Any other ideas what it may be or to determine which carb it is that's acting up?
 
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