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Title: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: Kzin on June 30, 2007, 11:07:47 AM
Long time since I have posted GSers.  Need some opinions about what might be wrong with my wife's GS.  The other day it just started pissing gas out the K&N lunchbox and by the time I got home there was a large pool of it under the bike.  Needless to say, I wasn't pleased, but what can you do right? 

When we first got the bike I had to repair the diaphram in the petcock, as it had torn I am thinking it's the petcock that is the problem. When I turn it to off or reserve it stops.  When it's in the on position I get a little gurgling sound around the carb area and gas starts dripping out the filter again.

Is it possible to repair the petcock with a new diaphram or would it be better to just buy a whole new petcock?  I gotta get this fixed since the little G is going up for sale next week.
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: Affschnozel on June 30, 2007, 11:24:59 AM
Stuck float needle?
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: nastynate6695 on June 30, 2007, 11:30:35 AM
yea floats are stuck up letting gas pour into the carbs then down into the air box
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: scottpA_GS on June 30, 2007, 11:49:09 AM
Quote from: nastynate6695 on June 30, 2007, 11:30:35 AM
yea floats are stuck up letting gas pour into the carbs then down into the air box

+1

Time to clean the carbs  :thumb:
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: makenzie71 on June 30, 2007, 11:58:55 AM
Run the tank down to about a gallon and put in a whole bottle of barryman's fuel system cleaner.  It cleared some debris from the float valves in my CX pretty well...or i think it did but, in general, most of those cleaners are just snakewater. 
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: Kzin on June 30, 2007, 01:53:12 PM
Thanks Guys I'll check the float.
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: Kzin on July 01, 2007, 11:51:34 AM
That was it.  The left side carb float was way off.  Set it to the same level as the right and we're rockin.
Title: Re: Need an opinion or two...
Post by: nastynate6695 on July 02, 2007, 01:00:40 AM
yeay :thumb: