IOMC Hardtail
2 wheels, go.
Bike: 78 xs650SE, BS38 Carbs
History: Bike is in mid build (running and riding). I have one of those fancy dancy glass fuel filters with the replaceable filter element inside. I recently rebuilt the carbs with the kits from MikesXS and cleaned them thoroughly during the rebuild. Bike runs great.
Issue: When I park the bike, turn off the fuel pet cock, the glass filter is full of fuel. Over a period of about 3-4 days, all the fuel in the glass filter disappears. The three possibilities I've come to are (I'm sure there's more):
1. The fuel is somehow evaporating from the bowls and allowing the fuel in the filter do drain down the lines and into the bowls
2. The BRAND NEW float valves aren't seating properly and are allowing the fuel to fill the bowl (I'll touch on this here in a second)
3. There is a small leak somewhere in the fuel lines and it's slowly dripping out (my garage smells like fuel)
About #2: Before I rebuilt the carbs (when the bike was running like crap), one day I took it out for a ride, filled it with gas on the way home, forgot to turn off the pet cock when I got home. Came out the next day and half of the gas in the peanut tank was gone. Guess where I found it? Mixed in with the oil in the crank case. The level was at least twice as high on the dipstick.
So, what say you 650 Masters??? Thanks.
History: Bike is in mid build (running and riding). I have one of those fancy dancy glass fuel filters with the replaceable filter element inside. I recently rebuilt the carbs with the kits from MikesXS and cleaned them thoroughly during the rebuild. Bike runs great.
Issue: When I park the bike, turn off the fuel pet cock, the glass filter is full of fuel. Over a period of about 3-4 days, all the fuel in the glass filter disappears. The three possibilities I've come to are (I'm sure there's more):
1. The fuel is somehow evaporating from the bowls and allowing the fuel in the filter do drain down the lines and into the bowls
2. The BRAND NEW float valves aren't seating properly and are allowing the fuel to fill the bowl (I'll touch on this here in a second)
3. There is a small leak somewhere in the fuel lines and it's slowly dripping out (my garage smells like fuel)
About #2: Before I rebuilt the carbs (when the bike was running like crap), one day I took it out for a ride, filled it with gas on the way home, forgot to turn off the pet cock when I got home. Came out the next day and half of the gas in the peanut tank was gone. Guess where I found it? Mixed in with the oil in the crank case. The level was at least twice as high on the dipstick.
So, what say you 650 Masters??? Thanks.