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Engine flooded & leaking gas
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[QUOTE="mxmatthew, post: 1293817, member: 41002"] Ok, I had a strange problem over the weekend. Hopefully someone might have some insight on this. I'd say I have about 20-25 hours on my KTM. Up until this last weekend it has run flawlessly.... So the story goes......It was a hotter day than any of my previous rides on my bike, but I don't think it was enough to cause my problems. I start the bike up to warm it up, it's idling fairly normal with me giving it tiny bits of throttle. I notice that it's smoking a little more than usual and then all the sudden it stalls out. Flooded. So as I'm kneeling down to change the plug I notice that the carb is leaking fuel out of the overflow hose. Not just a few drops....flowing out. Put the petcock to off, it stops. Reserve and on its still flowing. I throw in the new plug and it fires right up. I run it for a little with the gas off to drain the float bowl a bit. (I'm thinking the float is stuck at this point) Everything seems good now. We go out for a good 1.5-2 hour ride with a bit of everything. Super slow stuff and some wide open sections. Then all the sudden I feel the bike sputtering out, I hold the throttle wide open with the clutch in to hopefully clear it out. It revs up and down for a few seconds and then dies again. So I throw a new plug in again and away we go for about 15-20 minutes to get back to the truck. The day is over as I'm on my last plug. Also my 11 liter tank looks like it is damn near on reserve at this point and my buddy's 7 liter still has lots to go, so I must have been leaking more fuel. Took the carb apart today and cleaned everything and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. I guess I'll try it again this weekend and see what happens. Anyone got any ideas before I waste another weekend? Any ideas would be much appreciated!! [/QUOTE]
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