dannywood23 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 My quad is running off of one cylinder. The whole top end was rebuilt last year and recently I put it back together. Now I just have a problem with it dumping gas out of my overflow on my right side carb. Just need a little help thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 try cleaning carbs and setting floats. Polish needle seat with white tooth paste and Qtip. Might need new neddle and seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have a picture of my carbs on my phone but it won't let me post it. How do I re set the floats and needle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 A manual is your best tool. The needle vavle Larry shee is referring to is what shuts the fuel off inside the carb. If it is not working properly, gas will continue to flow from tank into carb and out overflow. The float moves this needle up and down as fuel is needed to keep carb full. I suggest you check out YouTube on setting floats on Banshee. Not hard at all, but very important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Also there is an O-ring on outside of seat that can go bad. Float level is critical. XX-2 on manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Okay thank you guys so much I will look on you tube and see if I can set em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Okay I 2nd messing with it today and noticed that it's not losing gas out of the overflow tube on bottom of carb. It's coming out of the tube hanging off the right side. It's a tube about 3 inches or so long. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Okay I 2nd messing with it today and noticed that it's not losing gas out of the overflow tube on bottom of carb. It's coming out of the tube hanging off the right side. It's a tube about 3 inches or so long. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I think it needs new floats. I tap it with a screw driver and it stops..... but it backfires when running. I'm going to have to look into that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfaith08 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Floats valves very likely just need to be cleaned. I literally just worked on a Racher 420 today and the owner was tapping the carb bowl to get it to stop leaking gas. I cleaned the valve and it stopped. Backfiring means lean 95% of the time. That could be caused by your valve being dirty and not actuating as it should. Again, the fix is to clean the float valve. Whatever you do, DO NOT block that tube off. It will not fix the problem and your bottom end will fill with gas if the floats are stuck and the gas has nowhere to go. When you try to crank a 2 stroke that has a crankcase full of gas, you will destroy the reeds. You can fix your problem for free, granted that you brush your teeth and clean your ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I wouldn't block the tube.... how do I exactly clean the float valve? Is that the piece my spring goes into? What should I clean it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O/CbansheeRider Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Pull the four screws out of the bottom of carb. The float is the plastic float looking thing. Hanging off of that is the float needle. Pull the pin out of the float and clean the brass seat the needle is in with a qtip and carb cleaner. I'd spray all passages out as well as remove jets and clean them.this is not a banshee carb. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywood23 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Okay I will try that next. It won't be for a little while as I have some things going on. But I will post as soon as I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfaith08 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Use the tube that comes with the can of carb cleaner. It fits either in or right up next to most passages in your carb. When you spray, you can see where the passages flows and you can clean it with pipe cleaners accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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