fuel lines
my '86 xt600 has basically the same fuel line that you spoke of going down
into a "y" over the swingarm. i had parked my bike for a few months because
i was going to repaint the gas tank. i had bought a new petcock and knew
it would leak if i had installed it before the repainting plans. to make a long
story short, i finished the painting, got the bike back together, and when i
went to start it for the first time gas poured out of the same tube that you
are talking about. my dad being the old time dualsport rider/roadside mechanic said to tap on the side of the carb with a screwdriver handle a few times. seems the floats were stuck. he must have known what he was
talking about, the bike hasn't done it since. with 5 years of sitting, yours may need a good cleaning. the screwdriver trick would be worth a try though.
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