Why is carburetor leaking from bottom?

Why is carburetor leaking from bottom?

One of the more common questions we get concerns either the overwhelming smell of gas coming from the carburetor or fuel leaking out of the bowl or overflow. Both conditions are typically caused by a stuck or worn float needle valve. Another common cause is the use of fuel containing any Ethanol.

Where does the carburetor tube go?

They are on the left side rear of the carb. Attach a hose to each one and run them either to the upper airbox area underneath the seat, or down below the carbs and to the rear of the engine. Like you said the petcock has two tubes; one is a vacuum and the other is the fuel feed to the carbs.

What to do if your Honda drain tube is leaking fuel?

The float can be filled with fuel or the float valve might be leakin if you take it apart again push the float up and blow into the gas inlet see if it leaks. If not make sure your float dont have a leak.

What causes carburetor to leak gas from overflow tube?

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How do you drain gas from the bottom of a carburetor?

On the very bottom of the carburetor bowl there will be a small brass cover screw, using a flat screw driver, open this screw and allow all gas to drain from the carburetor system. Next, close the screw and reinstall the fuel line.

What causes excess fuel to come out of a carburetor?

Sometimes the fuelcock diaphragm will wear out and allow fuel to flow to the carburetor when the unit is shut down, which will cause excess fuel to dump out the overflow tube. Replace the fuelcock would be the way to go. Also, make sure that the fuel lines are properly routed.

Where does the gas come from in a Honda rancher 350?

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What’s the problem with my Honda rancher carburetor?

Wrong electrical connector. The electrical connector is NOT compatible with my 2003 Honda rancher that it advertised it was for. Got all the way done installing and went to connect electrical only to find out it has the wrong connection. This carburetor worked for about 10 minutes and the needle stuck inside the seat.

What causes gas to come out of carburator drain tube?

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The float can be filled with fuel or the float valve might be leakin if you take it apart again push the float up and blow into the gas inlet see if it leaks. If not make sure your float dont have a leak.

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