Getting ready to dump in trash

[myown550]

she starts on first push guys, i recconected the petcock vacuum line and its working good so it was the seats with the needles. Man i can't thank you guys enough! #4 took a few minutes to kick in but now she runs good.

 

[mike_of_bbg]

That's awesome. Congratulations!

 

[chuck hahn]

IF you ever remove the seats again, don t use pliers and grab them from the top as you twist. Get around the outside and gently squeeze, twist and lever them up.. And as Mike had mentioned...good dose of grease or vaseline around the orings will aid in their removal at a later time.

Glad you got it sorted. After everything was gone thru and eliminated it sort of seemed the fuel deliver had a glitch to me. Glad you dont have to haul her to the dump..LMAO.

 

[chuck hahn]

Now do this...set the screw out another 1/8 turn..should now be about 1 7/8. Put new plugs in her and ride it a while. Then after say 100 miles or so, pull the plugs and see what they look like under your normal driving situation.


Yeah yeah yeah on all that plug chops and etc etc. If the plugs look good and NOT ashy grey/white and not sooty black..but somewhere in between your about right.

 

[myown550]

Ok I installed new ngk plugs and called it a day I will adjust the mixture like you say tomorrow. One thing I noticed on my seats whenever I flipped the carbs upside down the needles never really came down to touching the floats and on the ones I installed today they do. My guess is I had damaged the seats. Thanks for being me with me since day one Chuck. Ill let you know after I adjust the pilots.

 

[chuck hahn]

You are correct...the pins on the needles must stay in contact with the float flange thru its entire range of motion.

 

[myown550]

Bike is running great and starts right away also. The only thing is the #4 cilynder takes a few minutes to kick in not sure if i should leave it like that or do something about it. My oil leak returned but its not from the seal behind the front sprocket it leaks from the seal where the shift rod goes into the engine. Im ordering a new today i hope i will be able to install it it looks pretty simple tho.

 

[chuck hahn]

That one carb may be slightly different than the others and the float level may need tweeked. LOWER the float height by a MM.This will allow the bowl to fill slightly higher and thus it will be able to sip fuel at the same time AND rate as the other 3 carbs are doing.

May as well flood the passages with lots of carb spray and air again while its off...just to be sure they are clear.

 

[mvalenti]

That one carb may be slightly different than the others and the float level may need tweeked. LOWER the float height by a MM.This will allow the bowl to fill slightly higher and thus it will be able to sip fuel at the same time AND rate as the other 3 carbs are doing.

May as well flood the passages with lots of carb spray and air again while its off...just to be sure they are clear.

this is where that external float tool-a-ma-bob would come in handy right?

 

[chuck hahn]

Yes...one can easily be made out of some fish tank airation hose and a fine tip pen. Make three marks each 1MM apart. Hold the middle mark right at the seam between the carb bowl and the body as depicted in the manual pictures. Set each float per the manuals specs.