[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=183079#p183079:2hzwom8h said:brianinpa » Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:34 pm[/url]":2hzwom8h]
Is it possible that the solenoid is defective and it doesn't fully shut off the fuel?
Are you also saying the the carb continues to leak even with the petcock closed? Is the petcock leaking?
Yes, the solenoid could be defective.
The bowl will drain into the engine even if the petcock is closed. If it's open it will drain the carb then the tank until a cylinder and the manifold is full to the level of the tank.
Everything I found on checking the solenoid said "if it clicks, it works". No mention of any kind of seal, no replacement seal in the rebuild kit, how strong it should be, zip. If you hear it clicking, it's good. Well, it goes click.
And I can't imagine a carb design so bad that it requires a solenoid-operated plunger to stop it from draining into the engine when it's not running. I have never seen that anywhere else. That's not and anti-dieseling valve, it's an anti-drain-the-carb valve.