CARBURATOR REBUILD part 2

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I decided to renew the whole inlet valve/strainer set-up
but if you don't; then check the in-build valve spring
by depressing the tiny 'rod' with a tiny screwdriver

check that the tip is absolutely perfect

mount it on the float

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and insert into fuel inlet and....

(The following pics are from my carb rebuild last year)

Insert pin
Red arrow indicates the 'tang' witch you use to adjusts the float height,
by carefully bending

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The Clymer manuals have got a lot of this stuff wrong.
You can check it here:
Clymer Gold Wing Manual Errata

Here's a suggestion for how to do the float height adjustment

Using the wedges, set the carb-assembly to the EXACT angle,

where the spring-loaded tiny 'rod' of the float valve
(that I checked above)
is contacted but not depressed by the float holders 'tang'.
Secure the set-up with a thick wire or something

You measure the float height setting

between the edge of the float and the raised 'lip' of the carb body

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and adjust til you get exactly 21mm, by bending the small 'tang'
as described above

Remember; this goes for both the floats of each carb. You never know if
someone in the past have bend and twisted the float"holder" metal

You can also use one of them fancy

Honda float level gauges

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but I don't like using it.
It's fiddly to use and it's not very precise.

But be good to yourself:

REcheck:

Now for the air cutoff valve

Clean it, clean it, clean it!

Some moron had used liquid gasket on this.
Think about what small lumps of that stuff can do
once it enters slow air jets etc.

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Check spring action of spring under that small metal plate

Check tiny tiny hole right in the middle of this pic

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Blow lotsa air!!!
Mount new diaphragm with
rod pointing this way !!!

spring on top

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new O-ring in assembly cover

and screw down cover

New o-rings in assembly

Mount vacuum tube from carb 1 to air cutoff valve

and 4 air tubes from plenum to slow air valves.
(...after checking each for cracks etc. and test them
by plugging one end and sucking from the other end
to see if they hold vacuum)

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Actually you don't wanna mount the air cutoff valve
assembly till the whole carb assembly is
re-installed on the engine, as it will be in the way.

That's it. You're done!!!

Just throw the darn thing back in!

All you need now is a good carb balancing.

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