Checking fuel Bowl height

[Guest]

Have to say the CV rebuild tutorial is fantastic.
Getting close to finishing my carbs on the EZ.

Made a little thingy to help and its great.

[Paul]

I Like that lots

[Nessism]

Nice work!

[allojohn]

Careful, people will be wanting to borrow that thing!

[Spiff]

Whats the thread size on the fuel bowl screws? I was meaning to make something similar myself

[tkent02]

How do you attach it to the bike when it's running?

[BluePlateSpecial]

I need to make one of these. Still think my issue is electrical but I want to make sure the floats are correct as well.

[Guest]

Whats the thread size on the fuel bowl screws? I was meaning to make something similar myself

The thread is 6mm fine.
I brought a bolt and nut , cut off the head off the bolt and drilled it in a lathe.

[Guest]

How do you attach it to the bike when it's running?

Have not tried this but if you screwed in the adaptor and the pushed the hose on after and then turned on the fuel ...... assuming there is enough room for the hose between the carbs which there is not by looking then this could work.

Easy enough to do the outside carbs.

[londonboards]

I'm just wondering (and being pedantic and just checking I have not missed anything) why you don't just measure them with a caliper?



Seems a lot easier and would prevent you having to assemble the bowls, test it, remove the bowls, adjust, replace the bowls and test it again.



According to the specs the measurement is good to + or - 1.00 so it can't really be that critical.

Or do you just like fettling?

Greetings

[Guest]

I did but it is nice knowing that they are actually working as they should.
I needed to adjust one to get the right level.

Nothing worse than doing a rebuild and installing the carbs to find one leaks and another float level is wrong causing issues.

Peace of mind I am thinking.

[tkent02]

Have not tried this but if you screwed in the adaptor and the pushed the hose on after and then turned on the fuel ...... assuming there is enough room for the hose between the carbs which there is not by looking then this could work.

Easy enough to do the outside carbs.

I have four hoses from the four bowl drains, bring them up alongside #4 carb together. They do read differently when the engine is running than they do sitting off the bike. If you reduce the diameter of the float hinge pin so it's not an interference fit you can take the floats off with the carbs in place to make small adjustments.