Honda-SOHC

My only observation about 400 carbs is anecdotal if the flooding is not when the bike has been running normally.

lf the bowls have little or no fuel in them you can get a situation where as the float bowls drop down down at an acute angle they rest against the bowl side causing a potential sticking incident.

This enables a situation where sometimes there is a jam of the valve in the 'gap' between the float bracket brassware and the valve seat  as it is out of the normal operating range/angle of seating due to the low fuel level in the bowl.

The above jam is such that even thought the petrol is pouring into the bowl the float is unable to rise as it should as the valve is stuck in the above 'gap'.

This does not happen as an event every time my fuel is switched on after being stood for a few days or drained over winter.

I have just rocked the bike from side to side whist astride my 400 this causes the flooding to stop pretty much immediately after any petrol in the overflow pipe has run out.

I suspect it is linked to the brassware attached to the float and possibly previous attempts to adjust the float level.

Those Neutral switches  are like Dodo Eggs to find.
I have the spring contact part only but the tip is broken off it still worked though!
I believe Nurse Julie knew someone who repaired them at one time if you have an original worn or broken part..

Yes I've bought from Chinese sellers in the past.
My issue is any warranty is generally worthless also returning goods often has costly  hurdles to overcome.
If I can buy from a genuine UK based firm with a known returns policy with good feedback I buy from a UK firm even though it might be a few quid extra, not one of the sham fronts that you find on eBay that is some sort of warehouse with no UK phone number.

Yes those Brown ones look really shiney compared to mine that are a slightly duller finsh as well as a different shade of brown - might be NGK make different quality caps for different markets.

As Bryan fitted mine I suspect they are the real McCoy.PXL_20240415_145642823 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

I see what you mean about grotty - I would be minded to try as you said with the new m/cylinder in place.
If you do a search on here from the search box at the top there are other ways to force out the piston involving a grease gun.

Are you talking about fitting washer at the top mount for alignment or the lower fitting where it clamps to the swing arm?
I had to do some spacing at the top using some washers a member (allankelly1) made for me in SS.

The caps just screw into the HT leads if you have the Caps with a screw in fitting like the originals. this link is for the ones I purchased just realised you are looking at the same item.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151925589049

Theses were mine plenty of HT length so you can fit them easily, looks like the same supplier except the name Hendler no longer shown.
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