[tatt-catt]

I started my bike for the nice weather we are haveing in im haveing some problems with my bike running. She will run good for about 10 15 min. then she wants to idal down then stales out.Then i notice gas dripping from my air hose comeing from the carb into my air box. Like the carb is over fllowing in not stopping when it should? why would this happen? I was thinking my floats maybe. Its a 98 Suzuki gs500e.

[tatt-catt]

any info would help

[Gary856]

Check out http://www.gstwin.com for GS500 specific technical questions.

[TrialsRider]

Floats operate a ‘needle’ against a ‘seat’ (hence called ‘needle & seat’) this assembly usually sticks closed not open, unless there is dirt and debris between the two. If the floats quit floating (as in the old style floats that were copper and soldered, springing a leak) the float would sink, and gas would continue to flow into the bowl. Modern carb floats are generally made from a buoyant material so it is unlikely the floats are “waterlogged” (hopefully that would actually be gas in there if anything, but gas-logged don’t sound right
Is this happening from one or both carbs, or can you tell ?
…I think I’ve read about someone having this problem on a Ninja somewhere !

edit: …Gary856 gave the better suggestion.

[Gary856]

“edit: …Gary856 gave the better suggestion.”

Haha, that’s only because I don’t know jack about the mechanical stuff.

[tatt-catt]

lol ill check it out

[Jeff in Kentucky]

You most likely need to clean one of the float valves.

To prevent this from happening, before you store the bike for the winter put Sea Foam in the gas tank, and run the engine enough to get the Sea Foam into the carbs. Leave the gas valve turned on all winter, so that as the gasoline slowly evaporates from the float bowls, more gasoline comes from the gas tank to refill the float bowls. When gasoline evaporates it leaves behind a gummy mess, and if the carb gaskets get dried out from no gasoline in the carbs, they can shrink and crack.

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