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Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I'm hoping someone can help?!! I got my 650s out of the garage for the first time yesterday after it had been sat in there for a year!(I had a car accident and fractured my spine!) The battery was flat so I charged it overnight last night and put all back together this morning. She started on the button! Same as she always has!(don't know why I doubted that!!) but then I noticed a fuel leak from the rear carb. I lifted the tank and removed the air box so I could get a better view. After wiping down the dripping fuel I still can't see where it's coming from. Please help with any ideas as I don't like to see her poorly as she's my pride and joy!! Many thanks in advance |
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Its not the petrol cap drain tube that's rusted through and that's leaking fuel. The end of the drain comes out by the right footrest
lift the cap and use a straw to blow down the drain tube, bubbles in the tank mean bad news.
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Thanks magic zap
I've done as you've just said and that is fine! I will go and take a pic to see if this will help my cause! |
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Then its probably a gummed up carb after all that non use. Thats a better diagnosis than a rusted drain
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might just be a sticky float needle not shutting off the fuel. give the offending carb bowl a few taps with the handle of a screwdriver and see how it goes. if tapping the float bowl helps then run some fuel system cleaner through to remove the gum.
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Thanks everyone
I've taken a couple of pics Don't know if you can see exactly? |
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This is another view
If you can zoom the picture you can see the dripping |
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