Allan Hunter
Nov 12, 2017 - 2:19PM
Quote Reply Re: Fuel jetting out of my float chamber!
Hello!
Fuel leaking out of the overflow holes means (usually) the needle attached to the float is letting too much fuel into the carb bowl. It does that when the clip is in the wrong place - because it has slipped or has lost its springiness. It also does it if the float has a leak.
Since you just completed a decent run without trouble I'd focus on returning the clip to its original position and then checking that there's no dirt under the inlet. Petrol can have a lot of grit in it at times. Do you use an in-line petrol filter? That helps.
Another thing to check is that the tickler is not sticking down. That would flood the bowl until you had no fuel left.
These are not complicated things to do but they may avoid trouble on the road and even a fire. I speak from experience!
Rik
Nov 12, 2017 - 3:31PM
Quote Reply Re: Fuel jetting out of my float chamber!
If it has two grooves, the float needle is clearly a recent one designed to work with both the modern nylon floats (that use a flat spring clip) and the earlier brass floats which have a raised integral clip.
FerG3
Nov 12, 2017 - 6:09PM
Quote Reply Re: Fuel jetting out of my float chamber!
You say your Beezer is male? Well there you go.....thats the problem.......prostate playing up, hence peeing all over your trews. Check this by poking a finger up the exhaust pipe and if the engine coughs, it IS prostate trouble, I' m afraid. Thats why most of us blokes have female bikes.
