Leaky Carburetor? Easy Fix! #somuchblast (of air)

Does your carb leak? This is the simple fix for a stuck or clogged Needle seat/Float is worth a shot before tearing it apart.

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[aquaspark]

Got a new carb and put it on and it started leaking right away. This saved my bacon thank you!

[neildxb]

I had this issue today, March 2023, found this video on YouTube and it worked like a charm! You saved my weekend ride! Thank you!

[DEUCE]

I was too lazy to take out my air compressor so I just used a bike pump thinking that it would be less pressure (less chance of damage) but still enough forceful air to push things through and it worked like a charm. This is genius. Thanks for sharing! I wasn't looking forward to taking out the carb.

[sureshotranch]

Such a simple trick... had to cycle mine 3 time to get it cleared out, flush/fill, flush/fill, flush/fill and boom... after the 3rd time, no more overflow. My bike has had a slow drip for a year and the constant drip finally rotted the seal on my starter motor... so I replaced the starter today and was about to replace the carburetor out of frustration (easier and almost as cheap as a rebuild). But thanks to this video, there is no need. Not only did it stop the overflow leak, but the throttle is more responsive than it was. Thank you again.... this video has been up for 4 years (at time of my post)... wonder how many folks you have saved. Great video!

[Nicks_Thrift_Picks]

You’re the man! I just got out to the farm to rip and carb was flooded. Thankfully I have an air compressor on my truck. Fired up first kick!! Thank you so much!

[vinniesvf]

Thank you. Never heard of this. Tried and was 100 percent successful. Just saved me money and riding time.

[theflanneryboys]

Genius!! Just did this on my 17 KTM 250 sx because it was leaking fuel because of the float. Used a bicycle pump fitting air mattress air mattress attachment to it. That fit into my line...it blew it all out. Fixed the leak!!!

Thanks dude!!
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[harrykent]

Worked perfectly, many thanks. I'd just changed a piston and the carb started overflowing; gave this a go and it solved it straight away.

[UltraSS-njkd]

Should have thought of that. I have beat slightly too as well. But my main fix was just twist the carb towards me and loosen half way the screws and the float would usually drop. Awesome tip jay really learn a lot on here.

[straightshouter]

Thank you I was having lawn mower carb problem and your video fixed it. Very rare a quick fix video works out

[danielpowell]

Just tried this on my 03 525 exc… worked great!! Just finished completely restoring from the frame up. Was frustrated bout having to pull the carb off to rebuild again. Thank you for being a genius and sharing your knowledge.

[Richard-gnhw]

BEST video I've seen in a long time ... clear and directly to the point ... thank you very much you're awesome !!!!

[michaelcanavan]

I didn’t even think this was going to work and it fixed my problem instantly. Thank you bro

[dapperbubble]

Wow! I was dreading pulling the whole bike apart to get to the carb. Thanks a ton, this saved me a lot of time and headache.

[maxkremer]

This technique saved me from having to pull the carb. I also sprayed loads of carb cleaner in there, alternating carb cleaner and blasts from the compressor. Worked like a charm.

[chrisball]

I've been running fuel injection so long I forgot the few things I used to know about carbs. Then my girlfriend bought a beta xtrainer and it was leaking gas like crazy when the bike was on it's side. I found this video before I took anything apart and your technique fixed the issue!!! Thank you!

[afozzie]

Awesome! Been riding for years and this is the first time I’ve seen this technique. Saved me an hour!

[pyrojunkie]

It worked on my Honda 400EX this guy is pure genius thank you for sharing this video!

[colinarchibald]

Petrol leaking out of overflow form chamber / float bowl at bottom of carb on rfz70 cc kids quad. Took petrol pipe of petrol tap on the carb side, used a small air compressor to blow up into the pipe. Petrol blows out of the carb top and bottom. Put petrol pipe back on petrol tap. Moved the quad away from spilt petrol, then churned the starter a good few turns, it fired up on tick over. Let it run, lifted back wheels off the ground to give it a few revs. Set it down, let it tick over then switched it off. Waited looking at the overflow pipe, nothing, no leaking petrol. 👍 Happy days. Thanks for this fix. 😊

[shmud]

This is by far the easiest fix ive had to do to my ktm. Thanks alot