ScottRNelson
Mr. Dual Sport Rider
I've had a minor fuel drip out of the carburetor float bowl on my XR650L. I'm not sure if it's the float needle not seating perfectly or the rubber gasket on the float bowl being 20 years old and no longer flexible enough to seal properly.
I finally attacked the problem this morning and decided to see if I could remove the rubber gasket and do something to get a better seal. It's hard, doesn't stick up enough to likely seal, and I manage to tear it before getting it out of there anyway. :dunno
So checking with jetsrus.com I see that you can order float bowl gaskets as well as the various jets that you would expect them to carry. I ordered one and should see it sometime in the next week or so.
So the question - do I need to do anything other than thoroughly clean the channel that the gasket goes into and the surface that it is supposed to seal against?
I finally attacked the problem this morning and decided to see if I could remove the rubber gasket and do something to get a better seal. It's hard, doesn't stick up enough to likely seal, and I manage to tear it before getting it out of there anyway. :dunno
So checking with jetsrus.com I see that you can order float bowl gaskets as well as the various jets that you would expect them to carry. I ordered one and should see it sometime in the next week or so.
So the question - do I need to do anything other than thoroughly clean the channel that the gasket goes into and the surface that it is supposed to seal against?