Update. I now have over 500 miles on the bike, not the 1st problem so far, I am absolutely thrilled with it. Two fillups calculate to 52 mpg, but...
After digesting all this info, I have decided not to consider at anytime to convert to gravity fuel feed. I am going to buy a spare fuel pump and...
ic.....I just read a post on another forum concerning switching to gravity feed. The poster states that an '86 petcock has a larger outlet tube...
I have learned from the discussion that Honda went to the two inlet system when they dropped the fuel pump. That is telling me that most likely a...
I have had that exact problem with dirt bike carbs in the past, that is the float dropping too far causing the needle to bind and stick resulting...
Sorry....I'll try to stick to the subject at hand.
The float drop IS adjustable. There is a tang on the float arm that contacts one of the float pin towers. Bending the tang adjusts the float drop....
The spec is .024" with the float needle just seated & the spring loaded plunger in the needle fully extended. I set them at .250", I have this...
My take is that a PO removed them. As a sidenote, the carbs were surprisingly clean, almost no varnish or crud. Enough of this for a while, I'm...
When I cleaned the carbs, I separated the carbs, disassembled, cleaned using carb cleaner and compressed air, replaced all the seals and bowl...
The screen is clean. When I apply vacuum to the petcock (engine not running) fuel flows freely from the petcock. I let it drain into a container...
The is a filter in the pump circuit. When I tried the gravity feed, the line went directly from the tank to the carb inlet, no filter.
I've been following this thread, so....today I bypassed the fuel pump on my 500 and let the fuel flow by gravity. The engine started, no problem,...
Huge thanks to all of you that have helped me get my bike on the road, your assistance & knowledge is greatly appreciated.
I made a cut-from-plastic sheet gauge which spanned the carb body gasket flange and was cut to measure .250" I tilted the carb body so that the...
Makes sense ic, I did set the float levels at the absolute minimum fuel level, perhaps gravity just wasn't enough to feed all 4 carbs properly. As...
Hey slowbird. I PMd you about stock mufflers. Now that I have my 500F running, I am OK with the Cobra F5s, sounds pretty good.
Rode it today!! Runs great, surpasses my expectations. Put 40 miles on it, stayed close to home in case something went wrong, nothing did. I...
Thank You!! I was going nuts trying to figure this out. I wasn't concerned about the headlamp not being on when I was test running the engine....
Well, didn't get to ride it today. :violin: The headlamp is not lighting up, trying to track down the problem, I'm thinking that the dimmer...
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