Topic: Carbs are pissing out gas on my 1977 550k

[FillionJ]

So when I turn my gas on it immediately starts leaking from several spots. Ther is also a pin size hole on the carb which also squirts out gaz, I am not sure what that hole is or what that would indicate. I feel like the floats may be stuck in the carbs aswell as the carb gaskets should be replaced. I have never cleaned out carbs before so would anyone have any tips or advice?

[goldarrow]

if float stuck, try tapping the carbs with rubber mallet. 

[Bankerdanny]

More info on your bike please.

Was it working fine, then just started leaking? Is it a project bike that sat for a few years and you decided you would try to start it? Did you try and clean the carbs without replacing the gaskets?

There isn't enough details about your bike in your post to offer anything but the most generic of advice.

[FillionJ]

it is a project bike which was sitting fior a year or two. when it was parked it did run. i have not tried to clean the carbs yet. i did just clean the gaz tank since i noticed a good amount of rust in there. im assuming the rust made its way to the carbs.

[Bankerdanny]

That's what I suspected.

It's it likely a combination of dried out seals and gunk clogging up the floats.

Order a set of gaskets (don't waste time and money on kits that include needles and jets). Pull the carbs (heat is your friend, use a hair dryer to warm the insulators that connect the carbs to the manifolds). Buy a couple cans of carb cleaner, visit the local guitar shop for a few scrap pieces of E string, and give the carbs a good cleaning.

It's not a hard job and you should be able to do it in a single weekend, but plan to use every bit of the two days. It's not a job that can be done in 2 or 3 hours, especially if you are learning as you go.

[FillionJ]

perfect thanks so much ! ill keep ya posted on how it goes.