Correct. But you could check or swap the plug caps and/or plug wires. Also check the plug cap to wire and wire to coil connections. Maybe something came loose.
Yea I'll check it out. Went on a ride with my dad and the bike broke down. Pulled to the side and fuel was pouring out of my carbs. Got it home, pulled the plugs and my right plug was soaked with oil or gas. So I'll check the coil resistance plugs and caps and see whats up. Maybe my right cylinder spark is weak and the plug got fouled? Not sure.
 
At first I thought it was carbs. But I went through everything and it all seems fine. Float level, float valve, floats themselves no holes. I even threw on my spare 78' bs38 carbs and the problem was still the same on the right side. I thought that maybe my spark was so weak that the plug had gotten fouled with fuel and the right cylinder stoped working, therefore the right cylinder got flooded and thats why fuel was pouring out.
 
Yes, the fuel level in your carb should only rise so high. Then the float pushing the float needle into it's seat should stop the fuel flow into the carb. The correct level is right about at the seam between the carb body and the float bowl .....

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If it gets much higher than this, gas will start coming out of the carb. You say your float and the float needle and seat are good. Maybe they are. There may be some dirt in the float needle seat keeping the needle from closing all the way. But if your float needle and seat assembly is aftermarket, it's possible it's junk and bad. My dealer told me he quit using those aftermarket assemblies because he had too many bikes come back to him leaking.
 
Yes, the fuel level in your carb should only rise so high. Then the float pushing the float needle into it's seat should stop the fuel flow into the carb. The correct level is right about at the seam between the carb body and the float bowl .....

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If it gets much higher than this, gas will start coming out of the carb. You say your float and the float needle and seat are good. Maybe they are. There may be some dirt in the float needle seat keeping the needle from closing all the way. But if your float needle and seat assembly is aftermarket, it's possible it's junk and bad. My dealer told me he quit using those aftermarket assemblies because he had too many bikes come back to him leaking.

I guess I could try cleaning the float valve and seat again. I have an ultra sonic washer at work, think I should just throw them in there for cleaning?
 
That won't do any harm...........What needs to be done is a visual inspection to make sure there is no grit or damage to the Valve or seat........
 
Hint; aftermarket (not genuine mikuni) floats often (pardon my english) fit like shit. the curved brass that the pins fits in is often so sloppy the float can bang around in the float bowl and hang up on the sides. volume may not match stock volume either making getting fuel level right quite difficult. 2M did a bunch of testing and basically came out two thumbs down on them.
 
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