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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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I took my carb off today to freshen it up and the plug for the float bowl vent came out. Will this affect how my bike will run?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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The hhhhwhat for the who?&nbsp\\; What plug are you talking about?&nbsp\\; Isn't the idea of a vent to....well....vent?&nbsp\\; You mean the screw?&nbsp\\; Cuz if that came out, you'll see a pretty "drastic change" in how your bike runs, lol.
 
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I looked it up in my service manual and it says it's the fuel bowl vent. It is a tunnel(?) that has a 90 degree bend and vents into the aircleaner. At the bend it keeps goin straight and out the side of the carb and it had a plug in it.
 
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better plug it again or you will leak gas everywhere
 
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I put it back in and bolted everything on this morning and it runs like a champ. Hopefully it holds.
 
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