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Terribly bad gas leak.

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by automotivated, Oct 10, 2011.

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    I just put new pilot jets in my carbs and it was running great for 2 days. Then I went out to start it tonight and i noticed a gas puddle on the ground after I had walked away for few seconds. It is leaking really badly from a hose that comes straight out of the bottom of the air box. Anybody know why it is doing this? It is an 81 xj550 maxim
     
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    Is your petcock set to prime?
     
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    Nope and it only does it while running, I am going to go set it to prime and see if it leaks, maybe i knocked around one of the floats when I put the pilot jets in.
     
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    One of your floats is sticking then and you could narrow it down by doing the clear tube float level test before you tear into them.

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    You've got a stuck float or floats; and you may be filling your crankcase with gasoline as well.

    Setting it to PRI will definitely duplicate the problem if it currently only does it while running; I wouldn't bother. Just yank the rack and fix it.
     
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