what can cause flooding and how can i test?

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Blocked carb breather tube?

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "klr6502k" wrote: > > my bike appears to be flooding at various times. > its will run fine for 3 times then flood and keep running so rich it stalls out unless i keep the rpm over 2500. > then runs fine 10 mins later. or maybe an hour. > > it is NOT the float stuck open > and nothing has come out the overflow that i have noticed. > > what is possible correct me if i am wrong. > > blocked air intake? (creating more vacuum raising the slide more?) > leaking diaphragm on peacock (sucking gas into carb?) > what else? ________________________________________________________________________ snip