Hi, Just a brief introduction first, i was a member of the old forum and have joined this one too, but more of a serial reader that poster and plus the fact that any questions that i do know the answer to are usually answered by someone else first as my knowledge is limited, that's why im on here to ask some questions as im in the middle of resurrecting my gsxr 1100 turbo that was buried in the back of the shed for a few years. Basically i was out on the bike about 4 years ago and the turbo started smoking very heavily, so i sent off the turbo to be reconditioned, bolted back on the turbo and it was still smoking heavily, there were a few other issues at the time, misfiring, cutting out, and i was pissed off with the whole thing so buried it into the back of the shed. Ive now decided to put it back on the road for next year, stuck a battery on it wound it over with the starter a few times then noticed a petrol pissing out of the carbs. So i decided to strip the carbs which are fcr 39, to give them a clean. I only removed no. 1,2,3 float bowls as no.4 has something attached to it (Lift pump?) but looks complicated to disassemble, so thought i would just clean out the first 3 float bows which were not very dirty. Rebuilt the float bows and floats etc, turned the carbs upside down and blew into the feed pipes with my mouth and there seemed to be no leaks through the floats. Installed the carbs and petrol feed pipes switched on the fuel pump and the three carbs that i stripped are leaking petrol from which looks like through the bolts and float bowls. Question 1, If the floats/needles were leaking would the petrol come out the 2 top pipes at the top of the carbs? Question 2, Does the float bowls have to be sealed with sealant as the pressure of petrol is greater than normal? I will have some more questions but i will start with these first. Thanks in advance, Kev.
