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  1. M

    Carb adjusting not working...

    OK, great info to soak up guys! That surging idle means SOMETHING is off, I'll keep tinkering. Thanks! madjap
  2. M

    Carb adjusting not working...

    OK, is this like the old cereal commercial, "Hey, lets get Mikey to try it..!" I will report my findings, hopefully not from a burn ward!!!
  3. M

    Carb adjusting not working...

    Seriously...? Never thought of that! Will that bring the idle UP or drag it down?
  4. M

    Carb adjusting not working...

    WD40 didn't find it, what do you suggest I try? Water? got any ideas? THANK YOU!
  5. M

    Carb adjusting not working...

    Have tried the 'dead cylinder' method now with zero changes. I'm gonna give you guys some info and see if there might be a consensus pointing to my issues.... Doing the DC method and I noticed that I have a 'slowly surging or drifting' idle. It does it no matter what adjustment I make to the...
  6. M

    'Dead Cylinder Method' for carb setting...?

    TREMENDOUS instructions chentlemen! Now THATS what an old dum-dum like ME needs to see / read to understand! Feeling much more confident now...
  7. M

    'Dead Cylinder Method' for carb setting...?

    THANK you sir!
  8. M

    'Dead Cylinder Method' for carb setting...?

    Wanna make sure I'm gonna do this right. ONLY reference I saw to it in Tech section refers to 'earthing the lead'... So, do I need to pull my spark plug wire off and ground it to the motor??? I have the stock dual points on my bike, I'm running a dual output / single fire coil and BOTH my...
  9. M

    bs34 floats...?

    Yeah, I only THINK these carbs are 1980's... I have a drain plug on the bottom of the bowl (no side screw to CAREFULLY drain, just the 'drop the plug and watch gas pour down your wrist' style...), they came to me with the air idle screw plugs removed and I put new air mix screws and washer AND...
  10. M

    bs34 floats...?

    Well, that fixed the gas overflow problem. Sealed it up nice n tight! It runs raggedy at an idle and misses and sputters when I try to hold steady speed, BUT it accelerates OK and NO gas running out now! I'm running unk year BS34's on a 1972 XS2 650 motor. Tomorrow I might set her up level...
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    bs34 floats...?

    Well, I came back in to double check some of your guy's's's information on measuring points. Here is an interesting thing I've uncovered. Bear with me, terminology aside... got my new floats put in. HOWEVER, I noticed that the on the LEFT carb I could NOT get the float to go AS FAR UP into...
  12. M

    bs34 floats...?

    MY FLOATS ARE HERE! MY FLOATS ARE HERE! Gotta go out in the 105 degree garage and get to work. I swear. I'm going out there. In just a minute. Just got back from a 150 mile thru the Black Hills on the ol' Electra Glide. Never misses a beat that damn ol' Evo! Ok, air just kicked on in the...
  13. M

    bs34 floats...?

    Tripled up on my meds per your suggestion Fred... Seems to be helping. My wife is now naked and SITTING in my coffee cup!
  14. M

    bs34 floats...?

    OK, so who's right? YOU or gggGARY??!!! I want to see this unfold! (as I rub my hands together fiendishly). I measure mine off the round part of the float. Well, that is to say I DID do it that way! My repair manual says to do it that way in the pic, HOWEVER it's also describing the brass...
  15. M

    bs34 floats...?

    Cool, I don't THINK it's over 'dropping', because when I have them in they never seem to 'catch' or the needle never seems to be at a weird angle, BUT that's when the bowl is off - so things could change when gas is actually flowing thru it I guess. I don't know anything anymore! This morning...
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    bs34 floats...?

    HAHAHA! I played 'Whack a carb' on my buddy's dribblin' sporty (much to his SHOCK) and fixed it. WAILED on my 54 Chevy leakin carb once with a 2X2 and fixed it. ANd yes, I tried that on these suckers and nope. Just a few days til my new floats arrive and the test shall continue. I saved my...
  17. M

    bs34 floats...?

    OK, I thinks I see whatcha mean. Mine are clean and all because I've had them apart 9600 times! Yours look super clean too.
  18. M

    bs34 floats...?

    Not sure what you mean...?
  19. M

    bs34 floats...?

    HEYYYYYY! Have you been in my garage??!!!!
  20. M

    bs34 floats...?

    I am gonna take a pic but for now I'm back to work and domestic servitude. Ya know, I'll bet, all told, I've rebuilt, repaired and re-rigged 100 some carb sets over the years of tinkering with bikes. THESE have been the 'trickiest' (that being said, this is the only issue I've had with this...
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