Got a gas leak

[Fritz The Cat]

Thank Brian. 

[cokebottle10]

Hey Fritz,

I wish you were closer so I could get you a hand. Anyway what Brian said is spot on. Get the seals before hand and take photos as you take it apart. you may also want to get some replacement screws.

When I did mine I switched two of the spark plug wires. It started and ran but did not run well. I thought that I did something wrong and would have to take it all back apart. I ran out of time and had to go out of town. When I was out of town I thought maybe I switched the wires? but how would it even start? That was the first thing I checked when I got back. When I put them back the right way she started right up and ran smooth as silk.

Thanks, David In Fletcher NC.

[Fritz The Cat]

Thanks David. I plan to take lots of pics. 

Is there a list somewhere of the parts that should be replaced when rebuilding the carbs? Is there a kit available that contains them all?

[pancho]

Hey fritz, when I went through mine and cleaned them up, I didn;t use any parts, even the old bowl gaskets sealed back up. But if you are not going to split the carbs, you may get by with just a set of bowl gaskets from redeye,

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carburetor-Bowl-Gasket-Kit-Valkyrie-GL1500C-CD-CT-CF-/330978891651?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AValkyrie+1500&hash=item4d0fe11783&vxp=mtr

Personally, I don't think you will need parts, just dis assembly and cleaning, others may feel differently.  If you haven't done it yet, clean your bench off and watch the youtube d ray videos that dan7uk posted the link to, everything you need to know is there. 

While you are in the area,  I wonder about the condition of your vacuum hoses and caps,, have you replaced those parts?

[Brian]

Fritz, My last gas leak was not an easy thing to find. I had the same situation you have right now with gas dripping out an overflow tube. Two years later gas was pooled on the left
side head and dripped on the garage floor. Gas was dripping off carb #6 and it appeared to be coming from the bowl gasket. I bought both kits from Redeye. Here is a picture of what I found at the O-rings on the fuel rail. Notice all the crap is on the gas side.

[Fritz The Cat]

Thanks guys, I'm taking notes. 

[Brian]

Fritz, I have no idea what that crap is that I found but the pilot needles had the same type crap in them. My idle is a whole lot smoother now. You can also order the pilot needle adjustment tool. It worked great. New project new tools is my motto.

[pancho]

Yeah,, you will certainly need a pilot screw tool as Brian said before commencing with carburetor work,, forgot about that. Available from Red Eye, or you can make one yourself from a piece of tubing the correct size, but easier to buy.

[Brian]

Yep. I think it was less than $10 with shipping. I see where some guys have had a lot issues removing these. I feel the tool was well worth it. Some guys have cut small slots in them after removal so a small screw driver could be used later. I did not seeing that I had the tool anyway.