fuel spilling from overflow lines

[lowidenfast]

Hey guys, I noticed that my shee seems to be spilling a good bit of fuel from the two shorter overflow hoses on the side of the carbs.  Everytime I checked, the top of the case was wet with fuel.  How much is normal when riding hard and jumping a lot?   The bike ran like a champ all weekend.  If it was a float issue, wouldn't I see some other signs that there is a problem?  Only hiccup it had was that, in order to get to the drag strip, you have to idle about a quarter mile through parking lots and, when i would make my first pass, it would bog some.  I just kept it pinned and when i got back around for my second pass, it no longer had any bogging issues as if I had just blown the excess oil off of the plugs on the first pass.   Just wondering if I need to pull the carbs apart and have a look at the floats.  I've had them apart about a dozen times or more recently getting the machine jetted properly since swapping to VF4's and pod filters and, as far as my untrained eye could tell, everything seemed OK with the floats but I'm not sure I really know what to look for either.  Any input would be greatly appreciated

[WINDYCITYJOHN400]

Check your float levels.

Make sure the line running from the bowls is free and able to flow.

If it runs from the line to the bowls when the machine is just sitting......then you have a fuel needle issue.

[tfaith08]

What ever you do, don't block the drain tubes.  The excess fuel will drain into your engine. 

 

I just worked on a bear tracker that was blocked off and it filled the engine to the brim with gas. 

[mailman]

Replacing the needle and seat for the floats can help with this problem.