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Carb Help

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by shawndavis765, Jun 6, 2011.

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    shawndavis765 New Member

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    Ok so i post earlier about my throttle cable well i fixed that now i noticed that wen my bike is sitting the gas slowly leaks out i got down there and noticed that the little black rubber things connecting the carb to the engine is cracked. i need to order new ones but i have no idea what they are called..... so i was wondering if anyone knew the names of them and where a good place to buy them would be.
     
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    I think they are called "Carb boots" from carb to engine, cause i think there are carb boots from air box to carb as well
     
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    Thank u sir that was correct thank u
     
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    SD 765 -hey Chacal here will be able to hook you up with replacements. However, DO NOT try & remove the fastening bolts holding those things on just yet! Those bolt heads will probably snap right off on you & leave you in a world of hurt. Stick around here & maybe more knowledgeable members will give advice how to go about this, or post a new thread if no one responds here. Believe me, I'm trying to save you a lot of trouble. Also, please list your model XJ. Good luck!
     
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    Gas is leaking from your intake boots? Are your carbs flooding also, or do you just need a new float bowl gasket?
     
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    i need new ones too actually if anyone else has any
     
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    -Fuel leaking from the area of the carbs has nothing to do with the cracks in your intake boots.

    -Those cracks often do not go all the way through, and can be "treated" from the outside. The only way to tell is to inspect them from the inside, with the carbs off.

    -If fuel is dripping, it means you have a leaky gasket, leaky feed pipe union, or (most likely) one or more floats that aren't shutting off properly.

    -This condition can be made worse if your vacuum operated petcock is also not shutting off as it shoould.

    -You need to investigate and cure the problem, or you will likely end up with a whole lot of gas in your oil which can seriously damage the motor.

    -Your FIRST steps would be to pull the carbs, inspect the intake boots from the inside, and then get busy cleaning the carbs and getting the float levels set correctly, etc. Don't simply assume you need to replace the intake manifolds; that's not causing your fuel leak.

    -For parts, look to XJ4Ever; the logo in the site banner is a link to the catalog.
     
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