Leaking Gas?

[yamadog]

hav an 05 450r jetted 185 for a sparks pipe fired her up and he pipe turned cherry red on the header, so i turned the fuel screw two and a half turns out from closed and the hose that runs from the carb down the side of the chain slider and to the bottom of the frame started leaking tons of gas?????

[the Z Man]

Are you sure it was the fuel screw? it sounds like you turned the float bowl drain.
The fuel screw is really hard to get to, its in the very back of the carb. the screw on the bottom of the bowl is the drain.

[TRX450RACER174]

That sounds like the drain for the float bowl tighten up the screw on the side of the bowl.

You did exactly what they said. You can't see the air/fuel screw without a mirror. It is on the bottom of the carb, recessed up in a whole, pointing down. You need a mirror and a 90 degree flat screwdriver. They also make a special tool for that. Good Luck

[yamadog]

lol thanks guys the dueschbag from curtis sparks told me that the drian screw was the fuel screw and once the line starting leaking gas we thought that we messed the floats up, do u ne of u guys gotta pic or know where to find a pic of the location of the fuel screw....thanks i reallly thought i messed my carb up for a sec

[CSR400EX]

the easiest way to get to your fuel screw is to turn your carb sideways and if its a stock carb, it is the screw circled in the pic below
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd193/CSR400EX/pilot3.jpg

Good pic CSR400EX.

[yamadog]

alright thanks thats really helpful, will adjusting that screw stop my header from glowing cherry red like last time or is that just the way the pipe gets hot

Turning it out will help.

The first 6 or 8 inches of your pipe will glow red that is normal. You shouldn't be able to see it during the day, only at night when it is sitting at an idle.

[d3ktrix]

Originally posted by TRX450R_Racer
Turning it out will help.

The first 6 or 8 inches of your pipe will glow red that is normal. You shouldn't be able to see it during the day, only at night when it is sitting at an idle.

Agree'd

Though if its glowing really extreme, richening you A/F screw and pilot will help it.

[bloodmoney23]

well do you have a filter kit as well? and are you getting a lot of popping? i jumped my slow to a 52 and my main to a 195 with 2.5 turns out on a/f screw and it runs great. The first 2 inches of pipe glow red at idle, no popping, no more flames, just runs perfect. I am running the CS exhaust as well.