XJ600 carbs

[steer_rally]

I removed the carbs from my pre-diversion XJ600, gave them a bit of a clean as there was lots of crap in the float bowls, gave them a blow through with compressed air, refitted them. The bike runs a lot better now (it was bogging down and refusing to rev), but when I turned the fuel tap to the centre position (prime?), petrol flowed out of the carb overflow pipe (or breather, whatever it is).

So my question is this: have I damaged something inside one of the carbs, because I've never seen petrol running out of this pipe before?

Also, should this pipe be hanging down towards the ground (if it's an overflow), or upwards (if it's a breather pipe)?

Thanks

[Guest]

I removed the carbs from my pre-diversion XJ600, gave them a bit of a clean as there was lots of crap in the float bowls, gave them a blow through with compressed air, refitted them. The bike runs a lot better now (it was bogging down and refusing to rev), but when I turned the fuel tap to the centre position (prime?), petrol flowed out of the carb overflow pipe (or breather, whatever it is).

So my question is this: have I damaged something inside one of the carbs, because I've never seen petrol running out of this pipe before?

Also, should this pipe be hanging down towards the ground (if it's an overflow), or upwards (if it's a breather pipe)?

Thanks

 

i take it from that its a pre 1994,

don't have it on prime, have it on.. pointed up.

does this fix the leak..

and its it carbs its an overflow, they dont need a breather..

[steer_rally]

Hi. Yes, it's a 1989 model. I turned it to prime to fill the carbs after re-fitting them, after a few seconds petrol came out of one of the overflows (there are two of them, one for each pair of carbs). I turned back to "ON" and the leak stopped.

Would I be right in thinking that one of the floats had stuck, letting too much petrol in? I've just been to try re-creating the problem by turning the tap to prime, but there's no petrol coming out now, not that I'm complaining

[Colin the Bear]

Prime is just that. To prime the carbs when you've run out for example. Some plonker turned my tap to prime outside the pub and drained the tank onto the floor.

[Guest]

problem solved, take it off prime...