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Setting floats correctly on a 1980 gl1100

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#1 ·
Ive read the book looked at some discussions on this and want to get it right. I rebuilt my carbs, cleaned em new accelerator pump, air cut off valves. Didnt see adjusting the floats till after i put em on started up and the number 2 cylinder was being drowned! Do i set it till the tang on the float touches the pin on the float needle and use the .610 measurement fromvthe body to rop of float.
 
#5 ·
Thats what i thoughtand then the .610" to the float arm from body of carb. One of my float needles the tip pin is stuck think i need new ones. But after rebuild the #2 cylinder was flooded with gas. So everything says the float level
 
#8 ·
With a few sprays of carb cleaner and a pair of tweezers you may be able to free up the little pin. It is spring loaded inside....
 
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I just had to go look at mine, it came from Harbor Freight.... it is fairly small compared to the Industrial one I used to have.... that one held two gallons of water & soap.

anyway, mine has a Stainless Steel vat in it, along with some plastic baskets to hold delicate things off the bottom... Wrist watches, eyeglasses, trinkets, bracelets, women's jewelry, etc.

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