xcr 440 keeps flooding?

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i have a buddies xcr in the shop and i cleand the carbs spotless and it still is flooding once it starts running.. what could it be? bad needle and seat, choke cable? it has a little under 125 psi each cylinder and good spark.

[tonkapat]

First thing I would do is pull the drain bolts on the crank to see if there is a bunch of fuel in it. If there is fuel in the crank then go after the needle and seats. Otherwise it sounds like a stuck choke.

[witgey&water]

It could be a stuck float in the carburetor? I had this happen to me once after cleaning the carburetors on a Polaris storm.

[leech~~]

It could be a stuck float in the carburetor? I had this happen to me once after cleaning the carburetors on a Polaris storm.

I would say the same, stuck float! Bad needle valve. Also, check the air box for mouse nests! I just rebuilt the carb on my buddies sled and it ran great for a few min's then sucked in a mouse nest from the air box! I had to clean that out and reclean the carb again!!!!! Runs great now.

[Macgyver55]

Gotta be a needle and seat/ dirt, float or a stuck choke enrichment valve.

The only other thing I could think of is a jet fell out....and we all know that wont happen to you again!

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haha no it wasnt the jet was the first thing i checked this time though! i took the needle and seat out of a 1973 tx 400 carb and it doesnt flood that cylinder anymore.