Heretic

I thought about doing the proper float set with the tube...but these bowl screws are beyond seized...I don't have margin for error if anything gets ruined in the process of trying to remove them...

But I noticed that the pour-in carb cleaner I put in back at the beginning had left a pretty distinct "high water" mark inside the bowls...so I adjusted the floats accordingly to what seemed like it would put the fuel level closer to within spec...

Put it all back together for a quick "see what happens" run....runs great! Much better than it has since I started messing with it. Starts very easy now too. Responds to the enrichener like it should. No more crazy high-rev...although I still feel like that was the throttle cable trapped somehow, but damned if I could see it when taking it back apart. I did back off the cable adjuster up by the throttle barrel slightly so it goes noticeably slack at rest.

Will spin that bald back tire and try to step out sideways on ya if you downshift from 2 to 1 at 25-30 mph and blast it...pretty snappy.

I can live with it how it runs now. I'll do it proper one of these days, but I got other fish to fry right now.

 

You can get a ROUGH Idea if you ACCURATELY Measure them.

Buy a METRIC Machinists Pocket Ruler with Sliding Clip.
Glue-on an Indicator to the Sliding Part :: (Toothpick)
Color it with a Magic Marker.

Measure the Height of the Float from the Base of the Carb.
Set to the "DRY Specs" of your Bike.



Metric Machinists Pockeet Ruler w/ Clip:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/JOHNSO ... Rule-2H398

 

Cool! It just happens a I bought a really nice machinist's 6" dial caliper at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago and it had a rule like that in the case.

I figured the mark was showing me actual levels though...a dry set wouldn't take into account for variances in buoyancy...

Tired of messing with these carbs for now. I'm calling it good enough so I can move to other things I need to get it at least roadworthy...

 

Spending the time to get the Carbs "Dialed-in" is well worth it.

The Bike starts and runs better.
You get more enjoyment out of a Tuned-up Bike.

Once you get them Cleaned, ... Benched, ... Floats and Idles set, ... Synced, ...

Your done for awhile.