carb flooding problem - LONG

[DaveDanger]

Phenomenal! Happy that you found the problem

[gsBert]

wow!

glad you got it licked!

those hoses are meant to provide athmospheric pressure above the fuel level to "push" the gas through the jets... guess by making the system airtight you were pressurizing your bowls to the point where the floats couldnt rise.

bravo to dave for the insight!

incidentally, now that your flaot height is adjusted properly you might want to try a few plugchops to check if you're not runnign too lean (you must've been super rich before)

also, and this is VERY IMPORTANT:
if you flooded your engine because of overflowing carbs, you need to do an oil change right away, your crankcase is probably full of gas...

[rkubik]

roger that!

on the oil change, as it's about time to put it away for winter anyway.

Next spring, the plug chops! The bike actually has adjustable needles (5 clip slots) and low speed air screws so plenty of tuning is possible.