Questions & Answers for: Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom float setting

...float level which is critical is correct, check out the VOES (vacuum operated electrical switch) which switches between two ignition timing settings depending on engine running conditions. Of course ...

...float setting. Since I've made the tool, I no longer worry about the angle, it's built into the tool. One thing you could do is set the float level about 1 mm lower. Sometimes, this puts a bit of ...

...setting for about 6 weeks, there was fuel leaking from what appears toi be an overflow hose on the carb. I suspect that the float has stuck but any advice would be a big help. i agree with you. ...

bike wont start flooding out changed float , gas valve wont start By "gas valve", what are you talking about? Are you talking about the fuel petcock in the tank or the "needle and seat" in the carb? ...

...the engine is hot and you shut it down, the lack of air flowing by the carb allows the fuel in the float bowl to boil. This floods the engine and it won't start. Now, to determine exactly what's ...

...float setting. If your carb has been running properly until recently, there may be trash in the needle and seat. Float settings don't just change by themselves. Once they're set, they stay that way ...

...either of them. What can it be Either the needle and seat are not fully seating and sealing OR the float level is not set right. Where is the carb leaking from, internally or out the overflow?? That ...

...Float level too low. 6. Carburetor bowl vent line clogged/blocked/pinched. 7. Idle adjusting screw set too low. 8. Air/fuel mixture screw set too lean. 9. Idle port, transfer ports, slow air jet ...