Triumphrat

help pls ! keihin carbs leaking intermittently on tbs
i have the official workshop manual .followed the guidelines to no avail

when the bike runs sweet its the dogs

are the fuel levels in bowls really critical,considering lower them

bike has only 5k miles


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help pls ! keihin carbs leaking intermittently on tbs
i have the official workshop manual .followed the guidelines to no avail

when the bike runs sweet its the dogs

are the fuel levels in bowls really critical,considering lower them

bike has only 5k miles


:???:

MickMaguire

Where exactly is the leak coming from - I take it you have replaced the float bowl seal?

If it's not from that seal (actually even if it is) it's possible that either your float valves are worn or you are getting dirt/rust down from the tank and blocking them open. Either way you should clean out the tank and carbs and add a fuel filter.

Wear seems unlikely at the milage, but tank rust seems very likely - this bike has sat around a lot.



[ This message was edited by: MickMaguire on 2005-03-17 09:21 ]

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MickMaguire

Where exactly is the leak coming from - I take it you have replaced the float bowl seal?

If it's not from that seal (actually even if it is) it's possible that either your float valves are worn or you are getting dirt/rust down from the tank and blocking them open. Either way you should clean out the tank and carbs and add a fuel filter.

Wear seems unlikely at the milage, but tank rust seems very likely - this bike has sat around a lot.



[ This message was edited by: MickMaguire on 2005-03-17 09:21 ]

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Just remember; an awful lot of the free advice you will get on forums is worth exactly what you paid for it. There will always be somebody trying to convince you to do something really stupid, just because they did it or want to do it.

Many thanks for this start point

the tbird is a good bike and heck of a looker

mine is yellow/black

sun is beginning to appear in scotland

gotta get the bike sorted


regards

Many thanks for this start point

the tbird is a good bike and heck of a looker

mine is yellow/black

sun is beginning to appear in scotland

gotta get the bike sorted


regards

Gerry

I had this problem on another bike several years ago,
it turned out that one of the float valves was sticking.
This stopped the floats rising up and thus caused the bowl to flood.

If you do as Mick suggests then you should be able to cure the problem.

Weather is starting to pick up, so get cracking!!

Gerry

I had this problem on another bike several years ago,
it turned out that one of the float valves was sticking.
This stopped the floats rising up and thus caused the bowl to flood.

If you do as Mick suggests then you should be able to cure the problem.

Weather is starting to pick up, so get cracking!!

SWare

Leaking all the time or just when sitting?
Are you turning the petcock off?
Mine will leak pretty bad if I leave the petcock on.
Your bike has low miles but enough years the carbs may need internal seals and/or float valve replaced.
I just bought the parts to rebuild my Mikunis.


stan

SWare

Leaking all the time or just when sitting?
Are you turning the petcock off?
Mine will leak pretty bad if I leave the petcock on.
Your bike has low miles but enough years the carbs may need internal seals and/or float valve replaced.
I just bought the parts to rebuild my Mikunis.


stan