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J V McLure
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« on: March 07, 2010, 04:07:05 PM » |
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A month ago I installed a Pingel petcock. Yesterday I screwed up by parking it with the petcock open. After smelling fuel in the garage, I shut it off. I cranked it up a wile ago and a large puddle of fule quickly covered the floor under the exhaust - way behind the carbs and petcock. Any idea what could be going on?
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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 04:19:37 PM » |
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Not to sound like a smart a$$ ....You've got a fuel leak somewhere and if its coming out like that it should be easy to locate.
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2010, 04:40:03 PM » |
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The oem fuel lines are larger the the Pingel barb. Did you use a good hose clamp? Do you have a fuel filter? Maybe it came loose. Look up there with a light and you might see a leak. I forget to turn my Pingel off on occasion. Sometimes days at a time and been lucky.  |
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Pete
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« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 06:37:18 AM » |
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Best guess:
If the fuel came out the exhaust weep hole(s) you had gas in a cylinder(s) from a leaking float valve(s).
Those weep holes are behind the engine on the bottom of each muffler.
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« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 07:06:16 AM » |
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Are you so certain that the mess on the floor was gasoline?
I mean did you put your finger into it and then smell it?
Condensation from a cold motor will leave a puddle on the floor lots of times and you may be mistaken about what the puddle was composed of.
Two coincidences don't have to be necessarily connected.
Jus sayin'
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Brad
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 04:09:29 PM » |
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I mean did you put your finger into it and then smell it?
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 04:11:10 PM » |
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J V McLure
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 08:33:39 PM » |
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The oem fuel lines are larger the the Pingel barb. Did you use a good hose clamp? Do you have a fuel filter? Maybe it came loose. Look up there with a light and you might see a leak. I forget to turn my Pingel off on occasion. Sometimes days at a time and been lucky. Good guess! You hit the nail on the head. It was fuel on the floor. How does the fuel get from the cylinder to the exhaust? Would the fuel be in the crankcase? I'm sure it came out when I cranked it. |
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« Last Edit: March 08, 2010, 09:32:34 PM by J V McLure »
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Pete
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 06:40:13 AM » |
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For fuel to enter the cylinder and exit the exhaust weep port.
Two things must happen:
fuel valve left on for Pingel, for Honda OEM valve - valve malfunction, failure.
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Carb float valve malfunction, ie. leak, causing the carb bowl to over fill and overflow into the intake runner, past the valves into the cylinder.
Gas then enters the exhaust and exits via the weep port or the exhaust tips.
Yes it can bypass the piston rings and enter the crankcase, also.
The is also the case for the dreaded HYDROLOCK, discussed on the board. If the cylinder fills and is on a compression stroke, when you try to start the motor --- hydrolock and broken parts possible. You may have lucked out be having the gassed cylinder on an exhaust stroke where the gas just gets pushed into the exhaust. Or maybe not enough gas leaked into the cylinder to lock it up.
A leaking float valve can also fill the intake passage and the carb and overflow out the carb vent hoses. Causing fuel to flood over the top of the engine under the carbs.
None of this is good and fixes are in order
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