fuel problem in air box

[Anonymous]

i have a 81 850g,,,,ran fine when i parked it a few weeks ago.....ive been startin it up ever so often and when i took it out the other day i noticed a gasey smell thought it was the lack of fuel in tank or somethin went to fill the tank first thing left the station got 10 miles down the road on the exit ramp and stopped sit the bicke on the side stand noticed the gas smell again a drip comin from air box so i rode it home quickly ran fine the whole way .......took of the air box cover you can see gas coming from air intake tubes,,,just spitting it as its runnin any ideas??????????

[earlfor]

Re: fuel problem in air box

Your petcock is leaking, your float needle seats are leaking and your crankcase has gas in the oil. You need to change the oil filter, change the oil, rebuild your petcock, replace your float needle seat "O" rings and replace your aircleaner element.

Earl

i have a 81 850g,,,,ran fine when i parked it a few weeks ago.....ive been startin it up ever so often and when i took it out the other day i noticed a gasey smell thought it was the lack of fuel in tank or somethin went to fill the tank first thing left the station got 10 miles down the road on the exit ramp and stopped sit the bicke on the side stand noticed the gas smell again a drip comin from air box so i rode it home quickly ran fine the whole way .......took of the air box cover you can see gas coming from air intake tubes,,,just spitting it as its runnin any ideas??????????

[Poot]

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[bradleymaynar]

When are we gonna get an "Ask Earl" section on the forum?

Brad tt

[earlfor]

LMAO :-) :-) :-) Its not rocket science. Its just a logical progression of things you know will have to happen.

Earl heh heh

When are we gonna get an "Ask Earl" section on the forum?

Brad tt

[Anonymous]

thanks earl

pulled my pitcock off and streatched the spring and put it back fixed the problem of it leaking and causein the spittin back gas into the breather its runnin great now..and no leaks...also changed oil and filter ..........just bought some new tires also and i posted it in performance area ....if anyones interested in a place for new tires

[earlfor]

Re: thanks earl

For fuel to get into the airbox, the petcock must be leaking. For it to pass through the floatbowls, the float needle seat also must be leaking. Fixing the petcock so it no longer leaks will stop the seepage into the airbox, but the float needle valve "O" rings are still not sealing as they should. So instead of a double "safety", you have a single. Also depending on how saturated your airfilter was from the gas, (which can cause the pores to close) it may or may
not be beneficial to change the airfilter to restore flow. checking the plugs for color after a few miles should be indicative.

Glad to hear you're up and running again. :-)

Earl

pulled my pitcock off and streatched the spring and put it back fixed the problem of it leaking and causein the spittin back gas into the breather its runnin great now..and no leaks...also changed oil and filter ..........just bought some new tires also and i posted it in performance area ....if anyones interested in a place for new tires