ForestHasAnXS650Too
mixed up boy in a mixed up world
Hello again everyone, I greatly appreciate the help this forum gives me, and I am having a blast exploring this bike. Now I need some more pointers, in my case some good quality vendors for these carb parts.
So, I believe I have discovered the source of my gasoline leakage out of my carb air intakes. I popped open the bottom of the carburetors to check on the brass float and float valve, (I also checked the top parts too to make sure the spring and black suction thingy were fine, which they were) and lo and behold-
Two different floats, two different float valves.
The thicker float was paired with the longer valve and is lighter than the other float, the longer valve has a stronger spring in it. I believe this prevented the valve from closing once the carb filled with gasoline, and I think I lost about a 1/4 tank of gas due to that.
I found some floats, but I can't find some float valves. I would rather all these parts be identical than deal with tuning two different parts...
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mku-vm24-171
And some high-quality carb cleaner? Opinions on getting new gaskets? (I know to remove the rubber before using a cleaner)
So, I believe I have discovered the source of my gasoline leakage out of my carb air intakes. I popped open the bottom of the carburetors to check on the brass float and float valve, (I also checked the top parts too to make sure the spring and black suction thingy were fine, which they were) and lo and behold-
Two different floats, two different float valves.
The thicker float was paired with the longer valve and is lighter than the other float, the longer valve has a stronger spring in it. I believe this prevented the valve from closing once the carb filled with gasoline, and I think I lost about a 1/4 tank of gas due to that.
I found some floats, but I can't find some float valves. I would rather all these parts be identical than deal with tuning two different parts...
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mku-vm24-171
And some high-quality carb cleaner? Opinions on getting new gaskets? (I know to remove the rubber before using a cleaner)