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Float height

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Ok, I've read the manual and the posts on this subject but it still isn't clear, maybe someone needs to draw me a picture because I'm not sure where to measure to on the float. Is it to the flat metal part on the float or to the stepped area below the metal part?
 
At the stepdown past the metal hinge to the gasket surface. Without gasket of course. With gasket subtract 1mm from the total.
 
Heh -- I forgot about this image I annotated a while back:

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float height

float height

I,ve got two suzuki manuels a french and an english one.They both have pictures showing the float height being measured at the hightest step on the float.The manuels are for a gs1100 82,83,84.I'm not sure, but i think all model floats are measured the same way.
 
I'm the bone head that confused poor 7th day.:(

Quoted the standard 24mm for VM float height only to learn the early 750 is different - no step on the float. Do what the manual says.

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EDIT: This snip is for the EARLY 750 with VM carbs, not the later CV type. One mistake on top of another.
 
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Thank you all for the clarification. Steve, thanks for the link to BikeCliffs website.

Tim
 
float height

float height

I've mixed him up to.I just checked a manuel for the 16 valve1100 models,80to 83 and they have a picture that shows the measurment being taken on the lowest step of the float.So do as nessim says and go to the carb section of your manuel and you will find the picture that shows how to measure yours.Hope you get it sorted out.
 
I have a Clymer manual and the picture is so poor that you can't tell where they are measuring to.
 
Not to throw a wrench in the works here, but I have always felt it is more accurate to adjust the floats so the proper gas level is achieved, and that all four carbs are the same that way. I have found that all the floats can be the same height but yet have differing fuel levels.

Greg O
 
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