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carb problems??
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any help would be appreciatted, Robert
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It would help if you posted the type of bike you're riding in your sig line.
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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Thxs
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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When the float level is too high - you get poor idle, fuel sloshing into the intake, and dark black soot around the outside of the plugs. It ran good at mid and open throttole - when the engine was pulling fuel, but as soon as it returned to low rpm - it was rich all over again. If this is a shared symptom - then make or buy a float level tool.
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I recently learned that my floats were all set incorrectly. I had set them with a float gauge - real scientific and all, but my KZ900 with it's composite floats had different bouyancy and every carb needed it's own adjustment - something measuring float height can't/won't do.
When the float level is too high - you get poor idle, fuel sloshing into the intake, and dark black soot around the outside of the plugs. It ran good at mid and open throttole - when the engine was pulling fuel, but as soon as it returned to low rpm - it was rich all over again. If this is a shared symptom - then make or buy a float level tool.
Regards,
Gordon
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