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Old February 26th, 2018, 07:35 AM   #5
jkv45
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Name: Jay
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Motorcycle(s): '06 SV650n, '00 Derbi GPR, '64 CA77 Dream 305, '70 CL450 Scrambler, numerous dirt bikes

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Originally Posted by Darkening View Post
My ninja was some months without use at all so after I tried to start it, it would crank but no joy. I removed the carbs, cleaned the gunk that formed, everything pristine.

I put the carb in the bike, put new fuel in the tank after draining the old, crank and... nothing. And nothing, nothing. I started smelling fuel so I thought I flooded it but boy, it was more like a tsunami. I quickly removed the main hose, drained a lot of fuel (was even in airbox) and now I'm thinking what went wrong.
If switching the hoses to the positions in the photos doesn't work, I would say there could be something assembled incorrectly in the carbs.

A float may be hanging-up, or a float valve may not be seating.

Also check your oil and oil level for signs of gas. It it was overflowing that much, it may have dumped a significant amount in the oil.
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