carb(float) help

jeffhardyrules · Post by **jeffhardyrules** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:34 pm

i took my carb apart, cleaned it, put it back together and started my 'ped and it started pouring gas, so knowing the float was set up wrong i took it apart again just to find out I have no clue how to make keep the float stay in the spot where i want it to be at. So when I put the carb back together the float is too far open causing gas to still go out(not much just enough to cover the tip of my finger). If I get it set up correctly it will only open/fall when I go to put the carb back on and putting it in place. Just to make it easier I have the pin, needle, and the screw to hold the float in place. When I connect everything the float still is able to move.

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:52 pm

Make sure your float valve is in the correct way and not upside down. Is your carb gasket in good shape?

jeffhardyrules · Post by **jeffhardyrules** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:44 pm

the float valve is in correctly. I have no clue on what a carb gasket is.

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:05 am

You gotta be kidding me. When you take the carb apart and you have two sections upper and lower. Are you telling me there isn't a gasket in between the two halves? If there isn't thats your problem.

jeffhardyrules · Post by **jeffhardyrules** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:17 am

Is the gasket a piece that is about an inch long and curves with two little holes on each end? If so I have that piece somewhere. Sorry about the dumb question.

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:44 am

Its a gasket. It goes all along the edge of the carb. When the two halves of carb are put back together it forms a seal to prevent gas from leaking out of your carb.

jeffhardyrules · Post by **jeffhardyrules** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:28 pm

I will put the gasket on. I finally got the float set up good yesterday and gas doesn't leak out of the overflow. Hopefully I can set the float up correctly again. Thanks hondaman

Post by **noiseguy** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:51 pm

hondaman wrote:Its a gasket. It goes all along the edge of the carb. When the two halves of carb are put back together it forms a seal to prevent gas from leaking out of your carb.

You have the patience of God.

jeffhardyrules · Post by **jeffhardyrules** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:00 pm

I am a freaking idiot. The piece I was talking about goes by the bystarter and throttle line. Sorry, I am thinking of just selling the stupid thing.

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:02 am

And on the seventh day God rested. Looks like the end to this post.