Oil in my air box

[adidasguy]

2 ways gas can get there.

1. If gas and oil, then it is coming through the crank case breather hose. Presence of gas would point to a failed valve stem seal.
2. If gas only, then look at the air intake of your carbs. Most likely one or both have gas dripping from them. That indicates floats are stuck open, flooding the carbs and allowing gas to flow out of the carbs into the airbox.

The valve cover gasket in your picture looks OK to me. No signs of oil in the picture.

[newbie1993]

2 ways gas can get there.

1. If gas and oil, then it is coming through the crank case breather hose. Presence of gas would point to a failed valve stem seal.
2. If gas only, then look at the air intake of your carbs. Most likely one or both have gas dripping from them. That indicates floats are stuck open, flooding the carbs and allowing gas to flow out of the carbs into the airbox.

The valve cover gasket in your picture looks OK to me. No signs of oil in the picture.

It is definitely #2 for sure

And as for the valve cover gasket that's where I had smoke coming from when the bike warms up

[adidasguy]

Sounds like time to replace the float needles and seats.

[newbie1993]

What numbers on Ron Ayers or bikebandit would they be if you don't mind checking it out.. I don't want to order the wrong parts

[newbie1993]

Never mind I found this for 36 bucks on eBay but this is what I need right ?

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[adidasguy]

K&L also makes them.
You need 2 kits. One for each carb.

Here's a list of many available.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=%22gs500%22+rebuild+kit+%28carb%2Ccarburetor%29&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.X%22gs500%22++kit+%28carb%2Ccarburetor%29&_nkw=%22gs500%22++kit+%28carb%2Ccarburetor%29&_sacat=0

[newbie1993]

Keyster has hot chicks modeling their kits... Maybe that's why I bought theirs

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[Janx101]

  ... so you need to ask.... how much extra for her to come out and do the carb kit for you?! 

[newbie1993]

... so you need to ask.... how much extra for her to come out and do the carb kit for you?! 

And how much for her to clean my pipes too 😁

[BockinBboy]

Be aware that many members here recommend OEM only on carb needles due to problems that arise with aftermarket ones. K&L are the usual suspects, but they aren't the only ones. Few parts are OEM replacement only, and carb needle seats are one of them.

- Bboy

[Kerry]

Probably not necessary, but I'd like to clear up a "slight misquote" issue...

I had a previous post where Kerry told me my valve cover gasket needed replacing because that's one origin that the smoke came from but I just feel like its coming from somewhere else

Are you referring to this post?

Well, pull the cover first and see if the gasket has been squeezed / crushed near the area where the vapor is coming out.  (It can be hard to position it just right during reassembly; I try to "finger inspect" it all the way around before tightening down the bolts.)

If it is crushed, see whether you think it's bad enough to need replacement.  It might be sufficient to apply some gasket sealer and seat it correctly ... but that will be your call.

The gasket looks pretty good in your photo, but I'm curious about the corner that's hidden by the spark plug wire.

[newbie1993]

Probably not necessary, but I'd like to clear up a "slight misquote" issue...

I had a previous post where Kerry told me my valve cover gasket needed replacing because that's one origin that the smoke came from but I just feel like its coming from somewhere else

Are you referring to this post?

Well, pull the cover first and see if the gasket has been squeezed / crushed near the area where the vapor is coming out.  (It can be hard to position it just right during reassembly; I try to "finger inspect" it all the way around before tightening down the bolts.)

If it is crushed, see whether you think it's bad enough to need replacement.  It might be sufficient to apply some gasket sealer and seat it correctly ... but that will be your call.

The gasket looks pretty good in your photo, but I'm curious about the corner that's hidden by the spark plug wire.

I'm not too sure about that but the smoke is most likely coming from the vent holes behind where the spark plugs are