Thread: Carb help Needed

Originally Posted by FastCletus552

"In the carb on the cyl that doesn't fire your float valve is bad or the float level is off. Or the float itself is bad . . ."

How do you replace / and or repair this.

This is where my mentality says pay someone to do it, so its done right

yes..... $$$$$$$

The process of cleaning the float valve seats, and checking the float valves isn't terribly difficult, but it's hard to describe setting them to specification without pictures.

I would recommend Larry's book for that.

If you want to bring the carbs to me, I can take a look at them for you.
A non-firing (or low firing) cylinder isn't always a stuck float valve. I was having carb issues that felt like a non firing cylinder, and it turned out to be clogged idle jets/emulsion tubes (I was having issues with a disintigrating fuel tank liner).

But Tim, he said this "NOW to make matters worse I have gas in the crankcase" That is a fuel level issue. Whether it's a bad needle and seat, bad float or wrong fuel level (float height).

D'OH.

Yeah, that would lean toward a stuck float.
However, it would also lead to a distinct raw fuel smell coming out of the exhaust while cranking.

Originally Posted by Tim-that CX guy

D'OH.

Yeah, that would lean toward a stuck float.
However, it would also lead to a distinct raw fuel smell coming out of the exhaust while cranking.

This is true

Originally Posted by Tim-that CX guy

D'OH.

Yeah, that would lean toward a stuck float.
However, it would also lead to a distinct raw fuel smell coming out of the exhaust while cranking.

When I exhust it always smells of gas...................................