Stuck float?

[Gary N.]

I had an interesting problem the other day. I could smell fuel leaking near my bike and noticed just a little wet spot in the "V" between the front and back cylinders. I had this once before a few years ago and Sea Foam fixed it. So I decide to ride to town for a can of SF and after half a turn of so the engine locks up due to too much fuel in the right rear cylinder. I pulled the plug, cranked the motor to get rid of the fuel, changed the oil and did the Sea Foam treatment. Seems to be ok now.

I had stored the bike (about two months) after a Stabul treatment and running the carbs out of fuel. Don't know if this caused my problem or not. Maybe it's better to leave the carbs full when storing the bike?

[BuddyRich]

When we lived in Stockton my bike would sit in the garage with a full tank for two or three months at a time some winters due to fog. Never had a stuck float on it.

[gscbertrand]

iIf you try to drain the carbs by running the engine you will leave some fuel in the float bowls as the jets are in the top of the carb body. I have found over the years that the best way to store a bike is with sea foam in the tank then run the engine to get the treated fuel into the float bowls and the fuel pump and all the gas lines.

[steamer]

iIf you try to drain the carbs by running the engine you will leave some fuel in the float bowls as the jets are in the top of the carb body. I have found over the years that the best way to store a bike is with sea foam in the tank then run the engine to get the treated fuel into the float bowls and the fuel pump and all the gas lines.