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Carb Float Adjustment XJ550 1981

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by hennit, Aug 5, 2012.

  1. hennit

    hennit Member

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    I am trying to adjust the carbs on my Mikunis. Im a little confused on which piece to bend to make set the float height. I have one carb float that is set to let too much gas in which I think is causing it to leak a little out the side. Its not spewing gas out and I checked the needle valve and it seems to be working fine. If someone has a good reference photo or knows where to look that would be helpful. The photo in the manual that says what you need to do is very difficult to see and its in black and white. I just want to refernece the height off of the other carb floats to save myself the headache of doing the tubing and check method in the book.
    Thanks
     
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    You want to slighty bend the tang that pushes on the float needle. make slight adjustments and get the level even with the bowl screw washer.

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    thanks a lot I figured it out now. I think I got it adjusted right.
     
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