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Hello Everyone,
My LX150 drips gas from the lower nipple on the air filter housing after I shut off the engine.I changed the fuel tap.Any suggestions?
Thank You,Tony
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Check your float needle. It's likely not seating allowing more fuel than can be used into the carb. Did you confirm the new petcock is doing it's job? Unhook the fuel line going into the carb and see if it is shut down when not running.
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rcscale wrote:
drips gas from the lower nipple on the air filter
Have you serviced the air filter recently?
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Yes,I changed the foam air filter after I noticed the gas dripping.

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