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Bike sat for 7 years had the carbs cleaned, the tank flushed, new plugs, air filter, oil filter and oil, Fuel leaking like a sif from air box after shutting down.
Hi Thats the float valve seals not shutting off, did you clean them & set the float heights? The overflows from the carb bottoms must also be blocked for the fuel to fill up the carbs which then leaks into the air filter Check also that the fuel tap turns off when bike is not running
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If the old gas sat in the scooter for a long time the carburetor may be lacquered over and may need to be cleaned. If it has a manual choke see if adjusting that while running will allow it more RPM.
The carbs will have to be completely taken apart and cleaned. Carb cleaner has been known to melt old style pot metal. Note: Count the turns of each adjustment screws and when you to put the back in, you will know where to stop and the engine will be much easier to start. Add an inline fuel filter (cheap clear plastic) as gunk will be coming out of gas tank for a while.
Ok mate few things to consider here, if the bike has been non started and stationary for a year there is a very good chance that one of the following or all of the following has occurred.
Your battery is dead (they don't like just sitting - doesn't matter new or old, if left for extensive time they will die)
Your gear / motor oil would be useless - oil can not just sit in bottom of bike for a year it would be glue
Your carbi would be blocked or partially blocked from fuel gum or varnish in jets
If you like this bike I highly recommend oil and filter change, New spark plug (put about 10 drops of oil down the spark plug hole before you put new spark plug back in to lube the piston)
clean air filter (or fit new one) Remove carbi and compressed air clean all jets especially the pilot jet and circuit and stick in a new battery
Once all done for the fist start I would find a nice safe hill and push start it. in my experience under this circumstances if you rely on the electric starter you may find you burn it out trying to start so give at least few minutes running motor to flush everything through before trying to electric start would be your best bet
When you get it going I would dump the oil and oil filter again after 2 hours ride time to confirm all the old expired oil is flushed out - just to be safe
good luck regards Jamie
If no fuel stabilizer was added while the bike sat for a year or so. It is most likely bad fuel with gum deposits. This can can create some problematic symptoms for you.
It is vital the bad fuel to be cleared from tank/lines and carbs. You may need the fuel system cleaned as the gum deposits can cause major headaches in the carbs and jets. If the system is not cleaned and even after you get the bike running, you could be miles away and have the fuel fowl jets/injectors, causing shut down.
Check the spark plugs carefully. Oil on the plugs may just need cleaning. Once you get the bike running the oil should burn off if the rings are still in good shape.
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