Sheared carb bowl drain screws
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:03 pm
Hello,
my bike has stuck carb bowl drain screws. I managed to get one loose, but had no luck with the rest, since those already had pretty much destroyed heads when I bought it. The bike had some rust in the tank and the fine rust powder that got through the filter seized the threads. I probably could get the screws out, but I wouldnt want to put them back. New ones I found would cost over 50$ including shipping, which seems a bit too much to me... I will be cleaning the carbs thoroughly soon, and I will probably need to set the float heights again.
So here comes my question - from your experience, is it possible to get the levels accurate only by measuring the float height using a caliper? Have you ever needed to readjust the floats after checking the fuel level with the carbs back on bike?
Thank you for your feedback
my bike has stuck carb bowl drain screws. I managed to get one loose, but had no luck with the rest, since those already had pretty much destroyed heads when I bought it. The bike had some rust in the tank and the fine rust powder that got through the filter seized the threads. I probably could get the screws out, but I wouldnt want to put them back. New ones I found would cost over 50$ including shipping, which seems a bit too much to me... I will be cleaning the carbs thoroughly soon, and I will probably need to set the float heights again.
So here comes my question - from your experience, is it possible to get the levels accurate only by measuring the float height using a caliper? Have you ever needed to readjust the floats after checking the fuel level with the carbs back on bike?
Thank you for your feedback