i have a 1986 sportster with the s&s shorty e carb on it. When I got the bike it wasn't very well taken care of but now that I own it I have fixed something on it but I'm having a problem with the carb. The guy said he had rebuilt the carb which in fact he did not. It ran like crap so I rebuilt the carb and now it leaks gas out of the overflow hose every time it gets up to temp I then took it back apart and cleaned the float and needle and it still does it. Is there something I'm missing or do I need to replace something inside the carb? Any help would be great as this is my first Harley

 

Most likely the float level is set too high.

 

How would one adjust that?

 

If I remember correctly, you can bend the tang on the float.

This is a pretty good article on rebuilding a Super E:

http://www.bikernet.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=7153