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Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
The following posts illustrate the various method of float measurements and the equivalent measurement for each method.

OEM (performed on bench)- 3.5 mm using gas
OEM (performed on bench)- 8.0 mm using water

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Carb level, bowl removed, fuel line attached and either gas or water used for supply. The floats were compressed just until the flow of fluid was stopped.

Gas - 14.5
Water - 14.5

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Bowl removed and carb upside down with needle just barely touching the seat - 20

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Carb upside down and floats resting fully on the needle - 7

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Hey doc,, Nice tattoo on your left thumb.... Thx,,FB
 
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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Hey Doc are the settings the same for both motors???..I am interested in the seam to float bottom flipped on my table for the 1700... Coug
 
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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
DocShadow wrote:
The following posts illustrate the various method of float measurements and the equivalent measurement for each method.

OEM (performed on bench)- 3.5 mm using gas
OEM (performed on bench)- 8.0 mm using water

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Hey, Doc:

Great work here! Good job.

You ought to post this info in the tech section, too, for future reference.

Thanks.
Ray
 
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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
Cougar wrote:
Hey Doc are the settings the same for both motors???..I am interested in the seam to float bottom flipped on my table for the 1700... Coug

No these are for the good motor .... 1600

We had some discussions a while back. I believe that with the carb upside and the float fully depressed there is really no relationship between that reading and when the needle turns off the flow of gas. However, I'd have to do more testing to see if my theory is correct or not.

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
I didn't see this before. I was just going to say good job and thanks but on furhter consideration
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No these are for the good motor .... 1600
Doc

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Re:Float Levels 10 Years, 5 Months ago  
What I found interesting when doing the stock adjustment was that the reading with gas and water was different. I repeated it to make sure and got the same readings.

Upon reflection I guess it's to be expected as the surface tension of water is more than gas but I did not expect it to be that great.

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