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Title: 400ex carb question
Post by: dreth on December 04, 2004, 06:40:40 PM
can anyone help me to establish why my carborator pours fuel out of the overflow hose while I am wheelie-ing.  I understand that it should leak a little but nowhere near what it does.

Thank you [smiley=Confused.gif] [smiley=Confused.gif]


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: Ida_Mann on December 04, 2004, 07:07:56 PM
Mine did that too,,,,,but I stood it on the back end to clean under it one time.

dunno.

Id@


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: big-daddy on December 04, 2004, 07:21:59 PM
dreth, I seen you ride. you are lucky thats all its doing. but if it had not done it before. I guest, I will check the float level of correct height and the needle valve for damage.


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: dreth on December 04, 2004, 07:27:28 PM
this is matt;shawn's computer is still broke we are riding tomorrow how can you tell where it should be


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: atvtrailer on December 04, 2004, 07:33:35 PM
look at a service manual for your carb, it should say what it should be set to in there.


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: big-daddy on December 04, 2004, 07:38:03 PM
When you are check your float level. check the needle for wear or dirt on the pointed side.


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: dreth on December 07, 2004, 04:03:25 AM
thanks i took it apart cleaned it out and changed the main jet it was way to big it runs good now but still leaks on a wheelie but not as bad i did not see a way to adjust the float


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: big-daddy on December 07, 2004, 04:10:47 AM
you bend the bracket. measure the space from the top base to the top of the float that your float height. the bigger the  space the less amount of fuel in the bowl. Good luck


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: big-daddy on December 07, 2004, 04:40:44 AM
did you change your jet setting before it started leaking fuel ? if so did you change the gasket on the bowl? If no, that maybe your leak. aslo went you check height on the float you hold the float up till the needle hits. Let me know what happens


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: LTZ400ApK on December 07, 2004, 07:32:17 PM
Every 400ex and 300ex i have ever seen from off the show room to a beater has done this,your ot the only one with this problem if you wanna call it a problem


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: dreth on December 10, 2004, 02:39:39 PM
thanks everyone. this is my buddies quad we are trying to fix . it still leaks so he has wanted a new carb for a while now so this is a good excuse ;D . all the data did slow down the fuel leaking issue some so maybe its natural


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: atvtrailer on December 10, 2004, 03:19:04 PM
ya, i leak fuel out when i do a wheelie or stand it up on end, but if u are standing it up on end to clean it or somthin like that then u should turn the gas off so only the gas in the float bowl can leak out  ;)


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: 450R_Matt on December 11, 2004, 02:53:09 PM
Quote
Every 400ex and 300ex i have ever seen from off the show room to a beater has done this,your ot the only one with this problem if you wanna call it a problem



Mine and all my buds down here did too.... ;)


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: L.E._YFZ_2005 on December 11, 2004, 04:58:15 PM
my 400 did it my yfz 450 does it and 2 kids down the street 300ex's do it.. its normal just the carb overflow..


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: YAMAHONDAMAN on December 13, 2004, 03:51:20 PM
it's Mormal .... BUT.......................
if your running "pump" gas ....  it won't matter ...
But Like BIG-DADDY Say's ... "float-level" ...
bend the tab up a bit .... but ... it will still leak some
dad-gum F0-STROKES !!   ;D


Title: Re: 400ex carb question
Post by: dreth on December 14, 2004, 08:30:27 PM
he just bought at FCR 39mm flat slide for it so i will let you know the results