Sucked water into carbs.. with homemade manometer next steps?

[Snake2715]

OK.. Long day got home and put the entire bike back together. I have yet to ride it as I bought it in December. Full carb tear down and rebuild, etc.

I have re ran all fuel lines with new etc.

I extended the fuel lines kicked the bike over and she started right up. I let it idle a minute and checked everything over..  I do have a small drip on the right carb. I believe that the float bowl gasket may need to be replaced. The prior owner had taken it to a mechanic and he had the bowls on backward (drain screws facing each other). When I rebuilt the carbs I corrected this but should have replaced bowl gaskets and didnt thinking they may be ok as I had ordered all the other parts and didnt order gaskets initially as I didnt catch the float bowl being on backward issue.

So I noticed the small drip coming from the right bowl gasket. I thought well I will just check the sync on the carbs quick.. Literally I started the bike and the left side sucked my water into the carb. I immediately shut it down and pulled the plug.. there is water on that plug.

So what is the next step?

Do I need to remove the carbs again to clean any potential water out?

Do I need to crank the engine some more and get the water out of that side or did it just run through already?

Should I restart the engine now and not let any potential water sit in the left piston?

Would this have happened due to the bowl gasket on the right not beaing completely sealed and thus that side losing vacuum? I had somewhat benched synched them when I rebuilt

[Badot]

Vacuum port goes straight into the intake tract. Chances are good the water is already gone. Leaking float bowl wouldn't cause it.

[Snake2715]

Yup it seems fine .

Full load today and got to take it for a 15 mile spin.

I built this manometer from the 250 ninja wiki:
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_do_I_synchronize_the_carburetors%3F#The_two-bottle_method

Thanks for the reply Badot. When I went back out and took a good look I could see that the vacuum ports are on the intake side of the  so all seems ok.

[Calpantera]

I guess that throws the whole "Since there can never be any liquid in the tubes connected to the carbs, there's no chance of the engine sucking in liquid." line on that link out the window huh?
I am sure the water just cleaned a bit of carbon out of that cylinder. As far as that gasket it might have been pinched either when the PO had it worked on the "mechanic" that put the bowls on backwards or when you did. Such a pain to pull them again, how bad does it leak?

[Snake2715]

That link is my "new" nanometer. I had previously built the yardstick type.

As far as the gasket I will drop the bowl while its on the bike. It leaks considerably less now, but it leaks and that bugs me.

The new manometer could only suck water in if you tipped it over, which I am sure someone has done at some point. The yardstick type had maybe two tablespoons of water in it total.

[Calpantera]

Ya I did the yardstick type also, but I user oil intead of water.


I would think that you still have an issue if it sucks to one side. Either the mano hose had a crack, it was not on the vacuum port all the way or maybe a carb boot is cracked or not seated correctly?

[Snake2715]

Oh they are balanced now. It was out of whack.