91 FJ dripping gasoline

[dbelch]

just stored my fj away for the winter with a full tank of stab'd gas.  Last warm up for the oil change left raw gasoline dripping on my floor.  Thot it would dry up as winter set in...didn't.  Puddle around the kick stand is slowly growing.  Battery is out. Any solutions?

[markmartin]

.  Puddle around the kick stand is slowly growing. 

Have you tried parking it on the center stand?  My tank overflows if I fill it too full and park it on the kickstand.

[Pat Conlon]

Hello and welcome to our forum.
The common problem with our FJ's is that the O rings on the float needle assemblies needs to be replaced after some time.
Check out our Files section, lots of good stuff there. As you will see, we have a special section for carbs.
Here's what will address your problem: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=46.0

A Simple job actually, it's just that removing and replacing the carbs with the oem airbox is a pain. That alone, is the major reason why I removed the stock airbox and installed aftermarket Uni-pod filters. I can r/r the carbs in 15 minutes now.

Head over to the intro.section and say hello. Tell us about yourself and your bike.     Cheers!  Pat

[mz_rider]

just stored my fj away for the winter with a full tank of stab'd gas.  Last warm up for the oil change left raw gasoline dripping on my floor.  Thot it would dry up as winter set in...didn't.  Puddle around the kick stand is slowly growing.  Battery is out. Any solutions?

My experience is that overflowing carbs does not necessarily require replacement of the float valves and O rings. It is significant that your problem started after a lay off. Fuel evaporated from the float bowls and when new fuel came in the float may have jammed. Try giving the float bowls a tap with a screwdriver and hammer. This could free the floats. The float valves & O rings can have long lives. The older of my two FJs is still on original parts after 130k miles with only one carb clean-out to remove rust etc.

Stuart

[dbelch]

Thanks for the advice.  A needle valve problem was what I was wondering.  I'll head to the Intro section and tell you my story of how I now own two and a half Fj's (when my intention was to only own one)

[racerman_27410]

My experience is that overflowing carbs does not necessarily require replacement of the float valves and O rings. It is significant that your problem started after a lay off. Fuel evaporated from the float bowls and when new fuel came in the float may have jammed. Try giving the float bowls a tap with a screwdriver and hammer. This could free the floats. The float valves & O rings can have long lives. The older of my two FJs is still on original parts after 130k miles with only one carb clean-out to remove rust etc.

Stuart

LOL Stuart.... thats cause your FJ never "sits still " 

i think thats why we see more American FJ's with carb leakage issues.... they are toys here and used as such. (lots of sitting)

BTW aren't we about due for some more amazing pictures from the higlands somewhere ? 

KOokaloo!

Frank


i wish i could run my business off my FJ 

[SILVERGOAT]

I too have this problem with my '89. When I fill it at the gas station, it will start to come out of the tank overflow tube. If you open the fuel cap, you may see the fuel level has risen. I thought it may be related to how hot an air cooled engine gets, and even with heat shield between the engine andthe bottom of the fuel tank, I figured there was some expansion from the engine's heat.