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On Sun, 27 May 2018 12:17:15 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 27 May 2018 07:12:28 -0400, John H.
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On Sat, 26 May 2018 22:13:59 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 26 May 2018 17:27:23 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Took the Guzzi for a ride today. When I got home my wife noticed the safety inspection had expired
last September. Went to the station and the inspector called me right in. He checked the lights,
horn, brakes, etc, and said everything looked good. He wrote up the paperwork, put the sticker on
the bike, and then said, "What's that puddle under your bike?"

I looked down and sure enough, there was a puddle about a foot wide on the concrete. I told him it
must have come from the car just before me. Then I reached down and got a dab on my finger.
Gasoline. The right carb was leaking like a cow ****ing on a flat rock.

But, he let the inspection stand! I guess after about 15 years of inspecting this same bike, without
a problem, he figured I'd fix it.

Had to order some carb parts. From Holland. Couldn't find them in US. Oh well.

I noticed my Honda was dripping a little oil a couple weeks ago. I
just topped it up and went on with my life. The next day it pumped out
2 quarts in 2 miles leaving a trail up into my driveway. I looked and
it was leaking around the oil filter housing. I fooled with it for a
few minutes and decided laying under a car with oil dripping in my
face was not what I wanted to do. This Honda is miserable to work on.
Harry will be happy, I paid the man. The filter base itself was bad.
On a lift, replacing it was trivial but under the car, not so much.

My float and the float needle look fine, but I can't think of any other place that would leak the
gas that fast.
Make sure the float is actually floating. If it is a foam plastic one
they can get slugged with gas and affect the float level. Without
actually weighing one on a pretty good scale it is hard to tell. That
was a common problem on Rochester carbs.

They're plastic. When I took them out they felt normal and had nothing inside. When I put them back
and turned the gas back on, the carb started leaking way too fast for a float tofill up. But, I have
them immersed in water now. We'll see if they float after a couple hours. I'm thinking they will.

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