Hi everyone.
This winter i began rebuilding my recently bought '78 XS1100 E.
After putting things back together, i noticed gas dripping out of the pod filters on carbs 3+4 when shutting off the bike. First time i had this problem.
After a little searching on danish forums i found out that right petcock was leaking gas so it has been replaced with a functioning one.
Other issue i noticed was that the floats might not be working since fuel was overflowing. Carbs were disassembled and inspected (blow test), floats were adjusted, and everything looks ok.
New test ride, and trouble seems to be even worse than before! When shutting off the engine and leaving bike on kickstand, gas will start pouring out of filters 3+4 after a couple of seconds. Funny thing is that it seems to stop if i tilt the bike to upright and put it down again.
With vacuum operated petcocks, why do i even have gas flowing to the carbs with stopped engine? The petcocks are fine. Do i have a vacuum issue somewhere, on top of dysfunctional carbs floats/needles???
Temperatures are rising in Denmark and i want to hit the road, not the garage
I have searched this forum for help, but couldn't really find anyone with this particular issue.
This winter i began rebuilding my recently bought '78 XS1100 E.
After putting things back together, i noticed gas dripping out of the pod filters on carbs 3+4 when shutting off the bike. First time i had this problem.
After a little searching on danish forums i found out that right petcock was leaking gas so it has been replaced with a functioning one.
Other issue i noticed was that the floats might not be working since fuel was overflowing. Carbs were disassembled and inspected (blow test), floats were adjusted, and everything looks ok.
New test ride, and trouble seems to be even worse than before! When shutting off the engine and leaving bike on kickstand, gas will start pouring out of filters 3+4 after a couple of seconds. Funny thing is that it seems to stop if i tilt the bike to upright and put it down again.
With vacuum operated petcocks, why do i even have gas flowing to the carbs with stopped engine? The petcocks are fine. Do i have a vacuum issue somewhere, on top of dysfunctional carbs floats/needles???
Temperatures are rising in Denmark and i want to hit the road, not the garage
I have searched this forum for help, but couldn't really find anyone with this particular issue.
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