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setting floats
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See the Fuel Service Level diagram (always check your FSM for your model's specifications):
Best of success.
Bill
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
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Some members have found ingenious ways to make inexpensive Fuel Service Level tools that they say have worked well for them.
Best of success.
Bill
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
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- Bluemeanie
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This tool you asking about costs $37.21 + S&H
This "proper" tool costs $69.88 + S&H
This tool is also the "proper" tool and only costs $8.96 + S&H!!
I used this picture and set my floats and worked great!!
Do it once the right way and they will stay adjusted forever until you change something! Good luck....
The $8.95 tool is available here!
1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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Check yours first to see where they are. You could use a homemade fuel level gauge - tubing shoved/screwed into the drain screw hole may work fine. The auto parts store might have a plastic vacuum fitting that can be used along w the tubing... either retap the threads first or just screw it into the hole... a little leakage is okay or use teflon tape to seal it.
That tool from Z1 sets the float level via the inverted/dry method w the carbs placed upside down & the float bowls removed. I meticulously set mine dry, then checked the fuel level in each carb: they were all different. So I redid the job wet.
I made a simple carb stand (a bench vise would work too) so that I could mount/unmount the carbs quickly for fueling. Since you may have to remove/reinstall the bowls numerous times for each carb, it saves time to use ony one or two bowl screws (instead of all 4)... and there's no need for the screws to be real tight. I made a simple support for the floats to make bending the tang easier... I actually flexed the tang witout really bending it.
Flex flex flex flex flex, reinstall the float-&-etc, put on stand, add fuel, check. Etc etc etc.
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Bluemeanie, where do you get the $8.96 float level tool?
I just bought the same one for the same price on ebay last month
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If your picky and want the levels exact, the ONLY way is the wet method (fuel height) tool. Which in turn will yield the best results.
You dont need to buy the tool for the wet method though. Just wrap some teflon tape arount the end of a tube that fits snuggly in the drain hole and thread it in. It works great.
Cheers!
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I went ahead and used a old head and mounted the carbs leveled them so there the same as on bike then checked the floats with the nipple and hose they all were high.
Untill the sun dont shine
1978 kz650sr with 1980 E Ltd moter and carbs
Dyna Electronic Ignition
Dyna 3 Ohm Coils
Dyna wires
Progressive Springs Front Springs and
- and Rear Springs/Shocks
Wichita Kansas
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Great Idea
I went ahead and used a old head and mounted the carbs leveled them so there the same as on bike then checked the floats
Good stuff!
...and the before and after results were? :dry:
Best of success.
Bill
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
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