Buzzthekid

So this is the bike I'm working with ' alt=''> My fuel petcock and carb setup (They do have overflow lines at the bottom of the carb) ' alt=''> I can indeed run the bike on prime ' alt=''> I believe the leak is at the bottom ' alt=''> All in all she will run and idle right now, however the left carb is giving me additional issues. [mention]oldgrump[/mention] I had extra tubing and pulled a vacuum on it and fuel did not move down the line, so i believe I fixed that issue. [mention]Mississippi Bullfrog[/mention] I don't have much experience with carbs (much less bike carbs) is the float needle the one attached to my throttle cable inside the main airflow run that plugs the hole to my bowls?

[mention]Mississippi Bullfrog[/mention] I've rebuilt the carbs and used excessive amounts of carb cleaner to clear them out, no way of knowing whether I have my idle correct or not. [mention]oldgrump[/mention] I had an issue with that 3rd line coming off the petcock as it flooded the left carb and cylinder. I had to disassemble the petcock to clean the old gas out of the petcock. Is there something wrong on the petcock to cause it to overflow/flood the carb/engine? Once im no longer deathly sick i can actively get photos and info off the bike for you guys thanks in advance

Aight so new rider here, my grandfather gave me his old 1972 Suzuki T500 and I wanted to restore it and let it be my intro to driving on two wheels just as it was for my mother and grandfather. Unfortunately I don't posses hardly any motorcycle knowledge (I can and have worked on mine, my families, and buddies cars, just not bikes) The main issues I am presented with are: The petcock does not deliver enough fuel to the carbs even after cleaning (I have to prime it then it'll die moments later) There is an oil leak however uncertain its origin The bike will stall with no throttle I've looked over the basics (Oil, fuel, power delivery) and have gotten her to start with a little throttle. What else would I need to inspect and potentially fix before she is (in a sane sense) road worthy? No photos yet, haven't gotten em from the phone.