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bullitt
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float height

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hi noob question i know
do you need to split carbs to measure float height
cheers
hardnutdvd
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Re: float height

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i dont beleive you do, there is a thread on here with a ready made tool using a credit card to set the heights.. i'll have a quick search through and see if i can find it for you
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Jashdown
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Re: float height

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So in answer to your question, yes you need to open the carbs. The floats and float valve are inside the float bowl cover, which requires removing in order to set.
bullitt
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Re: float height

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sorry what i meant was do you have to pull the carbs apart
from each other or can you do them as a bank of four
to check
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Nope, can do it with them together.
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excellent cheers guys
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Re: float height

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i just adjust the height for the vfr 6.8 on the card

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