QuestionMark i jest bought a 1979 honda goldwing it had been sitting for years the guy i bought it from said he had rebuilt the carbs but thinkshe has the floats set wrong the bike is rumming but very poorly. What is the setting for the floats and how do i do it i'm fairly handy working on cars but bikes are new to me.thanks for any help you can give me.
thank you in advance ted
p.s. can i set the floats with a ruler or do i need a special tool
AnswerHi Ted,
Reference the carbs being cleaned, when was this work performed and has the MC sat with gas in the carbs since? Do you have the carbs off the engine and opened on a work area now?
You need a dial caliper or verneer caliper to measure float height accurately. You can buy a float height measuring tool for about $30-40, or you can buy a cheap caliper for $10-25 and get more accurate results.
Experience tells me that when someone brings their MC to the shop and says, "I cleaned the carbs" and the engine has a running problem, this is where my work begins. I find that during the cleaning something was overlooked, not done, or not done properly. I would start with a carb cleaning including float height inspection, and followed with a synchronization. Remember every pinhole inside the carbs is critical for proper operation.
If you want carb cleaning, tuning, and synchronization files, send me your email address as requested and I will return the files.
Respectfully,
Mark Shively
