oldgreyandslow wrote:He also reckoned the reason the oil level may have looked high was because petrol was getting into it as the carb float(s) are out.

I hope he's right, I thought I'd checked them correctly before installation as per Haymes but maybe not!

also if this is the case, youll need to drain your oil and put new stuff in again,

youll be ok i guess reuse the new/old filter though

porndoguk wrote:also if this is the case, youll need to drain your oil and put new stuff in again,

youll be ok i guess reuse the new/old filter though

Will do, jeez this is becoming expensive

Any tips on float height measurement or is it simply a case of reading and re-reading and eventually understanding Haynes!

oldgreyandslow wrote:

porndoguk wrote:also if this is the case, youll need to drain your oil and put new stuff in again,

youll be ok i guess reuse the new/old filter though

Will do, jeez this is becoming expensive

Any tips on float height measurement or is it simply a case of reading and re-reading and eventually understanding Haynes!

Oops mised the earlier two posts, sorry!

That guide is confusing, aka I'm a bit thick!

So float height is distance from gasket face and float when it just begins to actuate the valve?

Also best carb cleaner? Wynns seems not that effective

oldgreyandslow wrote:That guide is confusing, aka I'm a bit thick!

So float height is distance from gasket face and float when it just begins to actuate the valve?

Also best carb cleaner? Wynns seems not that effective

i just use cheap £1 tins from the local market it seems to do the job,

the float height is with carbs on there respective side,
measure from the bigger float of the two,
gasket face to the bottom of the float,
push the float with your finger and youll find that there is a spring loaded portion of the pushing towards the end of it, you need to push the float so it is just resting on the spring ie the spring needs to be full "uncompressed" ie no pressure on it,

I sympathise re measuring the float height as i also find it unbelievably fiddly and hard for such a 'simple' thing to do for everyone else !!

I am going to invest in a vernier caliper for my next try at it as recommended by a few on here who know what they are doing.

longmoreuk wrote:I sympathise re measuring the float height as i also find it unbelievably fiddly and hard for such a 'simple' thing to do for everyone else !!

I am going to invest in a vernier caliper for my next try at it as recommended by a few on here who know what they are doing.

Longmore, you can borrow mine or i can give you a masterclass in float heights :s
ill pm you my address im about 20mins from dudley.

i learnt the hardway with them being done wrong

running on 3 cylinders, then total flooding etc,

then when i got it right i knew where i was going wrong, these dont have any tolerance they have ti be SPOT on.

Where abouts are you oldgreyandslow?

skinnydog0_0 wrote:Where abouts are you oldgreyandslow?

Farnborough Hampshire mate

I'll need to beg, borrow or steal a vernier by saturday then by the looks of it as the steel rule isn't up to the job

oldgreyandslow wrote:

skinnydog0_0 wrote:Where abouts are you oldgreyandslow?

Farnborough Hampshire mate

I'll need to beg, borrow or steal a vernier by saturday then by the looks of it as the steel rule isn't up to the job

i can post you mine. but would need it back PRONTO as i use this on a daily basis

old fashioned non digital ones £2.50 delivered, but you wont be able to hit the 6.8mm mark so accurately
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-PC-PLASTIC-VERN ... 2560ab2995

otherwise one for life here £7.95
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-150mm-Digital-L ... 3368d04655

or if you can hang on, £5.27 from HK
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-inch-LCD-Digita ... 2311d0fde7