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I had a similar problem with fuel just dumping with out the bike running. I discovered that the replacement bowl gaskets expand when exposed to gas. Most likely ethanol in the gas. The gasket expands into the bowl and holds the floats from closing. I found a person that cuts new gaskets that do not ...

Through another hobbie supplier that makes gaskets, I had new gaskets made that do not swell when exposed to gas. I installed them this weekend and have been riding the bike this week without any problems. What a difference. If anyone is interested I bought them throught Scott Watson at Ron Fitzpatr...

Thanks for the replies. The bike seems to run fine if I drain the gas and let the gaskets dry out. The carbs have been completely rebuilt and I have not seen any signs of rust in the bottom of the bowls. The inside of the gas tank looks pretty clean but I may coat it to make sure nothing comes loose...

I'm new to the forum so maybe this topic has been covered before. I have a 66' CL77 that had not run since 1989, the bike is a beautiful unrestore original. After I got it and tried driving it I found it was running to rich. Both floats had holes in them which caused the float level to be to low. I ...

You may want to check your bowl gaskets. I replaced mine with new gaskets that swelled by more than a 1/4" when exposed to the gas. My guess is the the gasket material absorbed Ethonal that is most likely in the gas. The gasket expanded so much that it held the floats open on one carb and closed on ...