Constant carb leak

[Zach ban.]

I have a 2005 klx110. It has the stock carb. I took the carb apart cleaned it, put it back on and it constantly pours gas out of the over flow. Any ideas?

[ubu]

Float height is wrong. Float sticking open. Debris in the seat. Worn float valve needle.

[Piney Woods]

Float problem. Simple, common issue.

[BOAB]

Considering its an 05 I'd bet on a worn float valve.  I recently had to replace them in my 02 and 03 XRs.

[jscoot116]

I have the same problem that I have been meaning fix. My drain screw is definitely bad and I think that my float height, float needle, and or float seat is bad. Check out my thread

 

 

https://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/1197898-carb-flooding-of-gas-left-on/

[Hagin118]

How do you adjust float height?

[kdxyardsale]

If it was fine before you took it apart it is not likely a float adjustment, unless you damaged or dropped the float. Did you use compressed air? That is a no no on carb cleaning, if not disassembled. It is more likely it is not assembled correctly, or there is something on the tip of the needle seat that shuts flow off. Take the bottom off the carb, and reconnect it to the fuel at a level below the tank. Over a container, turn on the fuel, push the float up and make sure it slows and then shut the fuel off as you push it up gently. If that works the float and needle seat are working, sometimes during reassembly things get bound up, the pin or float slides, reassemble carefully in your hand and turn on the fuel again and see if it overflows again. Also check the float to be sure it is not cracked, if it was cracked during your service, it will fill with gas and partially sink and never shut off. 

I have serviced my own bikes for 30 years, never adjusted a float, do my own jetting and my bikes run stellar, why everyone and their brother immediately jumps to float adjustment I do not know.

I found this on Planet Mini's, if you decide to check your float level.

"I have always set my float height to just below the gasket surface at the float bowl. You can adjust the 110 float height by slightly bending the tab that contacts the float valve needle. Very small adjustments are all you need. You can check your float bowl level by holding the carb level with fuel flowing to it. Attach a small piece of clear tubing to the float bowl drain. Hold the open end of the tube up so fuel does not run out. The fuel will flow into the tube and only go as high as the float needle will allow it to. The level in the tube is the same level as what is in your carb. I will try to post pics if I get some time."

[Hagin118]

Kdxyardsale- thank you

[Hagin118]

Ok cleaned the carb real good just now and it fixed, nothings over flowing so thank you, now I feel like I have another problem, right now I have no air box on it( coming soon) but I started it up and it sounds like the bike is making a "scratching" sound that i can hear through the carb. Is it just because of the air box missing? Or is it something more serious. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[kdxyardsale]

23 hours ago, Hagin118 said:

Ok cleaned the carb real good just now and it fixed, nothings over flowing so thank you, now I feel like I have another problem, right now I have no air box on it( coming soon) but I started it up and it sounds like the bike is making a "scratching" sound that i can hear through the carb. Is it just because of the air box missing? Or is it something more serious. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Probably just the whisping of air drawing through the intake that you don't normally notice with it all closed up, try putting your ear close to that and working the kickstart slowly with your hand and see if you can better isolate the type of sound or location. Does it make the sound while kicking it without the ignition on? Or only when running?