oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Hi, yet another question! Regretting buying this dt now.. When i pour fuel in my dt to start it up in the garden. It poures out the float bowl drain nipple thing. Ive cleaned the carb an jets etc an ive loosend an retightened the drain screw yet it still does it! ive cleaned the float an it moves freely, its not pierced either.. Anyone had this happen before? I wouldnt mind if it did it but fuels expensive thesw days lol thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 Float height and clean or replace the needle valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 is there a gasket missing from the bowl drain screw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ahh forgot to clean the needle! Cheers mate will try that, an no mate got the lot for the drain screw, but you reminded me i need an o ring for the mixture screw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 i dont see why fuel pissing out of the bowl drain is anything at all to do with the needle valve, float height, floats punctured...etc Its a drain screw problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 I thought if the carb was over flowing it would come out the over flow pipes, thats why i asked. It sounded unuseual coming out the drain screw as thats sealed tight and used to drain fuel out the carb then sealed back up. So it must be a problem with the drain screw? Ill bodge it.. Petrol pipe an a self tapping screw in the end an im good to go lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ill bodge it.. Petrol pipe an a self tapping screw in the end an im good to go lol dont bodge it, fix it properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Half my bikes bodged.. Im slowly paying a fortune to fix them lol Ill try loosening an reallly tightening it tonight an threadlock it. If not Ill try an pik up a new float bowl from the breakers when i pick up some more bits! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 you shouldnt need to tighten it to that extreme...just fit a small fibre washer under the head of the screw or wind a bit of ptfe tape around the threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thought of ptfe tape but thought the petrol would melt it.. Cheers mate i apreciate all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2013 always try to fix things properly without further damaging what you have already Oliver, if you use ptfe tape...remember to wind it onto the thread in the correct direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 I never new that.. I was just going to attack it with it. But ill take that in mind! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted July 24, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2013 i dont see why fuel pissing out of the bowl drain is anything at all to do with the needle valve, float height, floats punctured...etc Its a drain screw problem ................................it poures out the float bowl drain nipple thing................................I took the "bowl drain nipple thing" as the overflow. Maybe I can't distinguish between a nipple and a screw anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver125 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 dont let your misses here that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted July 25, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 25, 2013 dont let your misses here that! Kicked her into touch years ago, thank god. Got a nice partner lady one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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