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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2020, 06:35:15 PM »
I find a vernier just perfect for the job

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that makes it much easier but tell trigg to stand by

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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2020, 06:40:58 AM »
You can cut one yourself out of an old credit card or whatever card.

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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2020, 07:50:21 AM »
I used a Vernier Gauge courtesy of Aldi that I bought from the Man aisle about 5 years ago - I finally got to use it for something useful.

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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2020, 12:25:32 PM »
Absolutely brilliant advice. Any chance that we could have a “How to folder” in the forum and any advice that passes the peer review can be moved into said folder. This will help those of us that never did an honest apprenticeship need some good advice in a ready access folder. No advice  on beer drinking required, cheers.
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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2021, 04:21:08 PM »
Hi Julie
The carbs you illustrated aren't from a CB400F are they? I know I'm tired or getting drowsy from fumes but my floats at least appear to be the other way up to the ones you show, I've got a flat surface....they also seem to rest at an angle...my carbs are much cleaner now btw :o
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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2021, 04:30:55 PM »
Hi Julie
The carbs you illustrated aren't from a CB400F are they? I know I'm tired or getting drowsy from fumes but my floats at least appear to be the other way up to the ones you show, I've got a flat surface....they also seem to rest at an angle...my carbs are much cleaner now btw :o
No George, they were 500 or 550 carbs, not 400. If you have set the floats correctly, as in my guide, the floats shouldn't sit at an angle. With the float tang just touching but not depressing the float needle, they actually sit almost spot on horizontally with the mating face of the carb body where you take the measurement from.
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Re: SETTING FLOAT HEIGHTS
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2021, 05:22:47 PM »
Thanks for this Julie, a bit of a relief, I should have left things alone today, starting something when you're tired isn't helpful!  ;)
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