carb help

[jimbowv]

i have a 90 1100 kantana i replaced the fuel cock and when i started back up the fuel poured from the bottom of my left carb the prime is closed and it did set for about 2 mnths before i put the new fuel cock on i was looking for help before i spend out a bunch of money.......ps if your bike is a little slow replace that fuelcock and is what kind of new girl u have mine is a rocket....any help u can give thanks jimbo

[md86]

Need to figure out where exactly it's leaking from . That'll help you figure out what's wrong . May be as simple as a sticky float . Could be the bowl gasket , could be the float is FUBAR , or the float needle is , or something else entirely .

[steves]

[jimbowv]

i have not work on a lot of bikes so go easy on me but it looks like there is a little hole in the bottom of the carb looks like it maybe coming from that

[gaillarry]

The drip is coming from the carb drain hole, it's the little nipple on the bottom of the float bowl.

Use a screwdriver handle and tap the float bowl of the offending carb. This may loosen up the dirt/blockage in the float needle.

[jimbowv]

thanks i will try that

[gaillarry]

Download a copy of the Kat 1100 manual and read the chapter on carbs/fuel

[jimbowv]

i seen one on 88 i have a 90 will it be the same......sorry im so dumb with bikes just never had to do this much work on one

[gaillarry]

The size of the carbs and some internal parts are different but the basics are the same.

[jimbowv]

thanks brothers if ever in the hill state drop a line i will buy the beer

[Red Rocket]

No worries you'll get through your carb issues with these people! I'm a girl, new rider and have fixed my carbs. All the best.

[jimbowv]

sorry red rider ........brother is a word old scooter rider like me use to anyone who rides male or female i buy beer for u too

[md86]

Hole at the bottom ? Maybe the float bowl drain ain't all the way tight . Maybe you should try to snug it down . It don't need to be GORILLA tight , but snug . If it's snug but still leaking , it's either the screw is bad , there's a crack there , or it's leaking from something else and LOOKS like it's that . Leaks have a way of fooling ya .....

[GytRDunKat]

Hole at the bottom ? Maybe the float bowl drain ain't all the way tight . Maybe you should try to snug it down . It don't need to be GORILLA tight , but snug . If it's snug but still leaking , it's either the screw is bad , there's a crack there , or it's leaking from something else and LOOKS like it's that . Leaks have a way of fooling ya .....

Or the drain screw is missing completely? I only assume that because he said "Small hole". I dunno, this is your area!

[md86]

Good point . The hole where the screw goes ain't really all THAT small , though . I guess it's all relative .....