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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: LoOoD on July 12, 2004, 02:22:38 PM

Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: LoOoD on July 12, 2004, 02:22:38 PM
so I just started my bike after 4 weeks. The bike started up just fine. But after a little bit alot of gas started coming out of the air box (left side) from a hole. Any ideas whats causing it?
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: CasiUSA on July 12, 2004, 02:45:02 PM
Check that the petcock is not on PRI.
:thumb:
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: LoOoD on July 16, 2004, 12:27:07 PM
was set to on..
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: The Antibody on July 16, 2004, 01:55:26 PM
Bingo.

 -Anti
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: Eightmarky on July 16, 2004, 02:13:15 PM
Don't u want it set to on?   :dunno:
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: LoOoD on July 19, 2004, 01:51:32 PM
there  are 3 positions on the petcock.. "on" "res" "pri" my was on "on" when it started dumping gas. not on "pri"
Title: lots of gas in the air filter
Post by: Manix on July 20, 2004, 02:25:31 AM
I had the same problem a while ago. Culprit was the needle valve seat's O-ring. It was so rotten it didn't hold the valve seat in place so fuel was flooding the carb all the time. Check those immediately, mine developed a small fire in the carb and made quite a mess.  :(
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