Hi all,i have a 2000 scrambler 500 thats dripping from the bowl drain on the carb. I tried Teflon tape didn't help at all, It does not leak when its running only after i shut it off and it sits for a min. Anyone heard of this before ?

 

Possible bad needle and seat. Possible that the seat is loose in the carb body. My 99 scram is pressed in and came loose. The only thing holding it in is an o-ring. I was on the trail and used a spare o-ring from the chain and it still is holding. Could also just need the float set properly.

 

I wouldnt mess with the float unless your sure.
I had same issue, and after I adjusted the float , I had fuel starvation problem.
Come to realize , it WAS the O-ring for the needle valve.
Polaris wants $40 for the needle assembly,
I fixed mine with a 10cent O-ring from Napa Auto.

 

ahh.. thanks guys i'll look at the o ring first.

 

Did you just pull it off a card on the rack, bring it in to match up or what? I'm gonna need to do the same thing.