how to float adjustments

[cheezehead69]

i just put a tors removal kit on my shee and it says to adjust the floats to 21mm. i am not sure how to do this. do you measeure from a certain place or what.

[cheezehead69]

according to the instructions it just says to set them at 21mm but does not tell you how. is it nessisary to do this or should i just leave it. and after i put the kit on the idle screws dont do anything when the bike is running they just turn in and out with no change. can anyone help

[Guest nightmare]

did you file the side down enough. I did it to my wifes blaster and didn't file enough off. i got the same results nothing. filed it some more and that took care of it. i think you are supposed to file to 3/4 inch i believe. hope that helps.

[cheezehead69]

i filed them down to 3/4 of an inch just like it said. but the only thing i didednt was set the floats to 21mm will this matter. if so do you know how to do this.

[Hilarious]

With the carb still sitting upside-down on the bench, measure the distance from the carb body gasket surface (WITHOUT the gasket in place) to the highest point on the black plastic floats (without putting any pressure on the floats). This measurement should be between 20mm and 22mm. If adjustment is necessary, gently bend the metal float bracket on each float to reach the right height. A simple tool can be made to measure the float height out of cardboard, simply cut L-shaped pieces that measure 20mm, 21mm, and 22mm from the top of the L to the top of the leg of the L:

 

After setting the float height, reinstall the float bowl gasket, float bowl, and carb body. Install the carb slide and top, and if necessary do the other carb. Don