dttuner Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) After I park my banshee, if I leave the petcock open by next morning there's a pool of gas on the floor, from the carb outflow. IF I shut the petcock off immediately after riding, the next morning my banshee will take 20-30 kicks to start. If I leave it open (gas flowing through and out) I can kick it 1st time and she starts... No leaks around petcock. Just watched South Texas Banshee's "stuff to look for" videos and he mentions you should be able to leave petcock open, and no gas on floor. Timestamped link: Edited December 3, 2018 by dttuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 1. turn off your peacock 2. take apart your carbs and make sure the float is adjusted to the proper height 3. also see what jets are in your carbs because it shouldnt take 30 kicks to start and you should have to leave your peacock on all the dang time. is it a stock bike or do you have pipes and stuff like that? name some mods if any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Ensure floats float and dont hold liquid. Ensure float heightFloat needles and seat may need replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusto Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Like these guys above say. Probably stuck float or needs adjustment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttuner Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Thanks all. My shee was tuned 3 years ago by Sleeper06. Wish I wrote down the jets he used... I have FMF fatty expansion chambers and pipes, and a slightly modified stock airbox with Pro Flow filter (snorkel chopped off). Stock otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttuner Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Carbs tuning is past the limit of my expertise. Broke a carb on an old suzuki quad once.... so I'm once bitten. Any localish shops or tuners near Northern NJ? edit.... or... let the research begin: Edited December 4, 2018 by dttuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Also make sure the O rings on the outside of the seat, that seal the seat to the carb body, are good. I chased this issue for a while until I figured that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Reach out to sleeper06, I think he said he has slowed down on work but had a reputable place. Just pull the carbs people here will walk you through it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttuner Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Shhhhiiiiiii... I really don't wanna open a can of carburetor worms... I need an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano3 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 They are not that difficult, just open up one at a time and lay everything out on a clean paper towel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttuner Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Where do I get floats, and gaskets? Anything else I need to replace the floats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) On 12/4/2018 at 7:58 AM, dttuner said: Thanks all. My shee was tuned 3 years ago by Sleeper06. Wish I wrote down the jets he used... I have FMF fatty expansion chambers and pipes, and a slightly modified stock airbox with Pro Flow filter (snorkel chopped off). Stock otherwise. sleeper knows his stuff i wouldnt second guess anything then, if it takes 30 kicks you prolly got other problems then like low compression or could be as simple as cleaning your carbs out especially the pilot cavity prolly not compression issue since you said it starts first kick sometimes. Edited December 5, 2018 by Ayesully810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Bring it by. We can pull the carbs and get it sorted. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttuner Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 On 12/5/2018 at 10:15 PM, sheerider11 said: Bring it by. We can pull the carbs and get it sorted. My dude. I'm assembling my clutch today, with new pancake bearing, cushions, hd disks. Also got oem coil and plugs coming. Curious to see how it starts and idles after these fixes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 If you are assembling your clutch, then your carbs are not beyond your skill level. Most likely, you'll just need new float needles, but you will learn that that mystery "can of worms" is more like 3 worms than a full can. Tearing them down and cleaning them is routine maintenance. When you do, you can also keep an eye on the rubber for splits and delamination, know your jet sizes and adjustments, and prevent a lot of issues on the trail, which is not where you want to learn to clean the carbs... but should be comfortable doing it out in the middle of nowhere. The reason you only tear down one at a time, is because there is one choke for both carbs. Because of that, there is only one choke jet, and only one fuel bowl is drilled out to feed the choke circuit, and it can be put on the wrong carb. It sounds a lot like you just haven't cleaned the carbs.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N915A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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