So I just finished cleaning the carbs on my 3rd gen VFR and I noticed there is fuel dripping out of tube #39 (see diagram below) at the top of the carb assembly. Obviously it's not running well. It's dripping out enough that it's leaving a pool on the garage floor. What the heck does this mean and how can I fix it?
it means one of the floats is stuck.. turn the gas off. run the bike, turn gas on, REV THAT BABY!!!!!
still leaking ?
yep... take of carbs check you did the floats and needles correctly...
NOPE ??? then enjoy!!
Thanks gll429, you got it right. One of the floats was stuck. Interestingly, one of the needles had some scratches (??) and was slightly damaged which just barely affected how it slid in and out of the valve seat. I noticed it when I was cleaning the carbs and did my best to clean it and "tested" the fit in the seat which seemed to be fine. Obviously, it wasn't. Ordered a new needle and valve. Thanks for your input.