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wils5150
05-12-2008, 07:36 PM
I ha a 98 fatboy with a mikuni hsr42 carb and a manual petcock. Man gas is flowing out the overflow tube. first it starts as a drip the flows pretty good. it even dripps sometimes when its running. How hard is it to adjust the float and can you do it with it on the bike? I am aslo curious how you test the vapor valve.
Thanks Wils

tobyhd1
05-12-2008, 07:50 PM
You`ve probably have a chunk of crud stuck under your needle and seat.Once in a great while my s&s will drip after the bike is shut off.Usually if I just tap near the side of the carb with a screwdriver handle it clears and the flow stops.It probably wouldn`t hurt to pull the base off the carb and give it a check and quick blow out from the compressor.Toby

pjb
05-13-2008, 11:37 AM
above post is right on.

miacycles
05-14-2008, 07:55 AM
Yep crud in the carb, check out the needle and seat, along with the float occasionally the floats go bad. You might want to put a clear fuel filter on and check it from time to time.

johntheone
05-14-2008, 04:26 PM
Could be the float has leaked and is partially filled with fuel, hence to heavy to shut the fuel off.