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Post by rosey on Dec 26, 2017 16:10:45 GMT -5
i am cleaning the carb that the P.O. removed because it leaked fuel, in the bottom of the float bowl someone had drilled a hole and then plugged it with a bolt, there is also remnants of epoxy resin on the bottom of the casing. The only thing I can think of is that it was designed to stop the float dropping down too far. Any ideas anyone? Dave Attachments:
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Post by timpa136 on Dec 26, 2017 16:36:17 GMT -5
Interesting speculation Dave,
Normally the float will not bind or drop too far..
The float has to drop to deliver gas at high speeds. Can you shave it off best as possible to allow maximum float travel?
Tim
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Post by Jess on Dec 26, 2017 19:14:13 GMT -5
Looks like someone had a hole and tried to plug the hole to me...
Best,
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Post by rosey on Dec 27, 2017 10:58:33 GMT -5
It’s a very neat hole and by the look of the corrosion on the bolt it’s been there a long time, probably never know why it’s there, I intend to fill it with metal filler now that I have had the carb in the ultrasonic bath for a couple of hours.
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Post by Jess on Dec 27, 2017 16:58:54 GMT -5
The factory carburetor is a marvel. It was designed for this engine. Properly serviced and tuned, it functions flawlessly with the Re5.
Good luck.
Best,
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Post by jm0406 on Dec 27, 2017 17:45:47 GMT -5
I guess flawlessly is a relative concept.
Jeff
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Post by Jess on Dec 27, 2017 19:10:58 GMT -5
I guess flawlessly is a relative concept. Jeff I can’t help it if you can’t get your carb right. My bikes function flawlessly (as the factory intended) and they all run a stock carburetor. Just like a Californian to blame the machine... 😜 Best, |
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Post by rosey on Dec 29, 2017 16:38:02 GMT -5
The carb is indeed a marvel of engineering but in my experience the limiting factor is usually the human being that has to maintain it in the real world, usually without the knowledge and sometimes skill necessary.
everything I have read about the RE5 seems to point to the carb as the Achilles heel which seems to have borne the blame for its poor sales.
the carb is probably the nearest thing to an analogue computer for fuel that I have seen, I used to work on big electrical generator controls using magnetic amplifiers and they were on a par with this technically, one electrician re-polarised a field generator after testing it’s insulation and completely reversed a massive hoist, a good example of insufficient knowledge and training.
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Post by raychappo on Jan 3, 2018 9:33:53 GMT -5
I've had issues where if the engine is not run fir a period of time and the fuel in the float bowl evaporates and the float therefore drops, when the fuel is turned on to prime, the float sticks and does not rise leading to the Carb overflowing. A slight tap with a wooden down on the float bowl relieves the sticking float and it then behaves as it should 😊
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