Fuel in Airbox

[Fred]

Hey Justin,

you would be safe making a bet that one of your floats is jammed.

As Errol said, a sharp tap or two on the bowls with a spanner or such will usually fix it temporarily.

If it does then drain each bowl individually and look at what come out with the fuel. At least one of the bowls will show some small amount of grit. If so then you you will need to give your carbs a cleanout (a couple of hours work and you'll want to sinc them afterward)

Until you find the time to do this, carry a spanner in your pocket and when you switch off the engine do the prescribe above.

Good Luck.

[Eveready1100]

Hmmm.
A couple of causes here, I think. The fuel in the airbox comes from one (or more) of your carbs overflowing. Could be that your needle and seat in the floatbowl has some muck stuck in it and/or the float has gotten stuck in the chamber. Could be temporarily cured by just a light tap on the bowls with a hammer. The second thing is that the vacuum taps on the fuel tank aren't shutting off the flow as they should. The diaphram might be a bit crook so a bit of a look in that area would be strongly advised. Mine's done that to me a few times. Also check your oil for fuel contamination. It's pretty unlikely but better to be on the safe side as it can dilute the oil which is not good for the bearings etc.
At least with these old girls, they haven't got a predisposition to filling the cylinders with fuel, which the Kwaka GPZ900's are prone to do, causing the motor to hydraulic when you go to start it and bending bits internally.

[alice]

Got a lot fuel leaking out the bottom of the airbox on a regular basis....where should I start?
Thanks....Justin