Last question about flatslide carbs...

[JimmyR]

So now my RS36s are tweaked beautifully and the bike is running ridiculously well. What a great bike the GS1100 is! Anyway, I went back into my garage this afternoon and could smell gas. I had ridden the bike this morning, put it back up on the centrestand and a bit of gas had leaked out from the floatbowl overflows.

I know the floats are at the right height because I checked them yesterday. I even put on reading glasses to check and everything! They didn't leak much, but why would they have leaked at all? I have an HSR42 on my Harley which is a very similar carb and it never leaks.

These carbs are brand new. I checked around the floatbowl rim and the drain plugs in case they were leaking as they have been on and off a lot lately with all my tuning. But it's definitely the overflows that are leaking.

Any clues? Thanks guys!

[blowerbike]

these carbs leak at times when not running.
make sure your fuel valve is not leaking any at all.ANY!
just the nature of the beast...i have not owned a set nor has any of my customers that wouldn't leak off time to time.

FYI
you can loop the 1&2 and 3&4 together with small hose to stop the fuel from running out after the bike is shut of.
**FUEL VALVE CAN NOT LEAK OFF OR YOU WILL FILL THE CYLINDERS**

[blowerbike]

these carbs leak at times when not running.
make sure your fuel valve is not leaking any at all.ANY!
just the nature of the beast...i have not owned a set nor has any of my customers that wouldn't leak off time to time.

FYI
you can loop the 1&2 and 3&4 together with small hose to stop the fuel from running out after the bike is shut of.
**FUEL VALVE CAN NOT LEAK OFF OR YOU WILL FILL THE CYLINDERS**

come on jimmy...
i told you my secret fix..
did you do this?