Puking Fuel

[Guest]

Why is my 83 GS110 puking gas out of one of the pods. K&N pods, Dynojet Stage III installed, 4 int 1 blah blah blah. Does this intermitantly, driving me nutz. I'm going to get my plate tomorrow. I don't need a molitove cocktail between my legs, b%*&h.

Thanks ahead of time, I hope,
Chris
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[Anonymous]

We're talking liquid fuel, right? Not just the vapor? Liquid fuel coming out the airbox/pod is almost always attributable to a bad petcock. But I've rarely heard of it being a problem while running. Is it pod #3, where the fuel line comes into the carb set?

Michael

[Poot]

also possibly the float levels are off incorrectly (if it happens while running)?

[stiksave]

I did the petcock check from another thread and it checked out ok. Flows on prime, only flows when running when set on reserve and run. I"m fairly sure it's #2 that's amuck. I'll look into the float tomorrow.

Thanks,
Chris

[Anonymous]

BTW, that's one hot machine you've got there!

From your sig: http://photobucket.com/albums/v643/stiksave/


Michael

[Bill + Karen]

Check the needle valve, maybe even replace it. Bill

[stiksave]

Thanks Mike. Bill, are you saying the mixture screw engine side, or float needle?

Chris

[Poot]

if it was the float needle that was stuck closed, there would be no fuel in the bowl. if the is fuel, it could be stuck open (unlikely, but not impossible), but would more likely be the float levels, as thats what opens and closes it when its got enough fuel.

or in this case, it doesn't close soon enough, or at all, and fuel overflows.




p.s. take a look at Isaacs bike....how the rims were sprayed flat black. It would look pretty sweet on your bike (or gloss maybe?)



poot

[Jethro]

Often times a little grit gets in the float needle causing it to stay open all the time and overflowing the bowls.

[stiksave]

Pulled the drain screw on carb 2. Drained the bowl, a little doo doo came out with the gas. I haven't the fogiest idea from where, but it was there. Sprayed cleaner up the bowl drain and worked the float up and down. Put it back together, it's fine now. For now .

Chris

[Sandy]

Pulled the drain screw on carb 2. Drained the bowl, a little doo doo came out with the gas. I haven't the fogiest idea from where, but it was there. Sprayed cleaner up the bowl drain and worked the float up and down. Put it back together, it's fine now. For now .

Chris

Check your gas tank, it could be having the typical Suzuki rust problem.

[dwarf8]

Same thing happened to me.
Float was sticking.
Tap on the float bowl with the back end of a screwdriver.
That was about 1500 km ago and still no problem.

[Detman101]

Same here. Tank is rusting inside and was dumping flakes into my carbs messing up my float levels and causing them to overflow.
Cleaned the carbs, installed an in-line fuel filter (Paper type) on the fuel line and haven't had the problem again since.

I also use a pingel fuel valve so I don't have to worry about lack of fuel flow or vacuum.


Dm of mD

[stiksave]

Actually, the tank is pretty clean inside. I do have an inline filter. After sitting for so many years, who knows where dirt is hiding. Put about 20 mi. on it today. It's been fine. Today it's shakedown day. Nothing fell off, including me. A little funky on the pilot circuit. Hit 3 grand, and squeeze your knees. I have to iron that out. Any suggstions? Probably needs to be synched. My cheap ass idea didn't work out with vaccum gauges, they bounce too much. I did figure out test adapters that work though. 3/16 copper tubing, and an M5 die 80pitch. That's for 5m test ports. Thanks for the help guys.

Chris

[redliner1973]

If you can get access to some 'jetting' drill bits, you can get a small piece of wood dowel, drill a very small hole in it, insert it in the vacuum hose about 4 inches from the manifold adapter, and it will smooth out those shakes. what also works is those little fish tank air line shut-off valves you can get from Wal-,mart, etc., and just install as described above, shutting them off untill teh guage stabilises.