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“Droopy” float needle pin

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Cattleman XJ, Apr 24, 2019.

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  1. Ryengoth

    Ryengoth Active Member

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    You typically see viton seals with unpressurized systems. The metal on metal pairs are more prone to varnish adhesion than the viton tipped sets so run them often or run them dry. You have longer life from the viton ones if they don't sit dry for months. So for active bikes you won't see much difference in my opinion. You will see the fuel issues from them sitting wet or sitting dry for months.
     
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    Thankfully I’m in Texas so year round riding is quite possible. I’ve only wintered a bike one time and that’s when I was a new rider and I lived in the panhandle which was a lot more prone to snow and ice.

    It was also back before I had a garage

    Also got a color tune and a set of sync gauges
     
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    One thing to mention
    Float is set with carbs tilted for correct adjustment. Take some of the weight off the needle so it is not compressing the spring.
     

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