Float Level Inspection - Honda Motorcycle Service Manual

float (page 8-13),
Set the float level gauge so that
it
is perpendicular to the
float chamber face and in line with the main jet.
FLOAT LEVEL INSPECTION
Set the carburetor so that the tip of the float valve just con-
tacts the float arm lip. Be sure that the float valve is securely in
contact with the valve seat.
MAIN JET
Measure the float level with the float level gauge.
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FLOAT LEVEL GAUGE
FLOAT LEVEL GAUGE 07401 -0010000
If the level is out of specification and the float arm lip can be
bent, adjust the float level by bending the lip. Non-adjustable
floats must be replaced.
NOTE
Be sure to keep the float level at the specified height. If
the float level is lowlhigh, fuel mixture becomes
leanlrich.
VACUUM PISTON (CV
type)
Install the washer on the jet needle and install the jet needle in
the vacuum piston.
(Install the spring holder with its pawls aligned with the
grooves in the piston, if installed.1
Install the spring
Turn the jet needle holder clockwise while pressing it into the
vacuum piston until it locks. Projections on the vacuum piston
and jet needle holder should be aligned after turning.
lnstall the vacuum piston on the carburetor body.
Lift the bottom of the piston with your finger to set the
diaphragm rib in the groove in the carburetor body.
Install the spring.
Install the vacuum chamber cover with its cutout aligned with
the hole in the tab of diaphragm.
NOTE
.
Be careful not t o pinch the
spring straight.
VACUUM PISTON
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JET NEEDLE
90°
Compress straight.
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Date of Issue: March. 1995
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