Fuel System: Gas (Petrol) tanks, Carburators
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brewsky
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by brewsky » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:57 pm
tavarama wrote:Haha well I thought I set them . But I did so visually. I think one float had very little gas inside. So ishould just ditch it huh?
Drop the floats in a pot of hot water and look for bubbles. If you see any coming from the float it is leaking and needs to be replaced. Leaking floats will cause too much gas in the bowl and flooding.
Don't do it when momma's in the kitchen though!
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Goodysnap
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by Goodysnap » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:59 pm
tavarama wrote:Haha well I thought I set them . But I did so visually. I think one float had very little gas inside. So ishould just ditch it huh?
When a carb float gets a hole and gets fuel in it, it will sink or run lower than normal. Causing the needle and seat to never shut off the fuel flow. Yes , ditch it. I connect a hose to the fuel inlet and blow in it(with my mouth) while setting the float height. No question when it stops flowing fuel using this method.
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tavarama
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by tavarama » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:32 pm
so i replaced my floats and set them and got my bike idling again. but since it flooded on the right side and gas came out the muffler. is it normal for it to smoke out the right muffler for a while to burn it all away?
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LOUD MOUSE
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by LOUD MOUSE » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:42 pm
Yep. ........lm
tavarama wrote:so i replaced my floats and set them and got my bike idling again. but since it flooded on the right side and gas came out the muffler. is it normal for it to smoke out the right muffler for a while to burn it all away?
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LOUD MOUSE
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by LOUD MOUSE » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:41 am
I have friends with those on their bike and nothing needed to be changed. ...........lm
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tavarama
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by tavarama » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:37 pm
soooooooooo. i fixed my floats and the gas problem has been solved and now.... i took it for a spin and a bolt or pin on my shift linkage popped off while i was shifting to 3rd. haha . can someone tell me what or show me the actual part that held it on there
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/317 ... eeb763.jpg
the left hand lowest bolt/pin ? can i find something in a hardware storee to take its place?
ahhhh old bikes. im learning haha