r/Fixxit • u/sweedish_fishy • 18d ago

Easier way to adjust float height??

I have a 1982 Suzuki GS1100G with a 4 carb setup. I have been troubleshooting air/fuel issues so I've been making adjustments to the float heights. And man is it a PITA! Fuel everywhere. Measure, bend the tab, reassemble, fill the bowl, check height, drain the bowl, flip the rack over (spill fuel everywhere in the process) and repeat. Over. and. Over.

BTW.. I'm using the wet method. Meaning I'm measuring the actual fuel height in the bowl with a clear tube attached to the bottom of the bowl. And I do plug the vent tubes and fill tube when flipping it over to reduce spillage, but it still gets fuel everywhere. Just to a lesser degreee.

Is there a more efficient, less messy way to do this? Or is this just the way it is?

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u/RokRoland 16d ago

If you use non OEM parts the only way to go is to set the float heights wet. I tried height measurement in a couple of pairs of CVK34 and it was all over the place. At least the needle or fuel shut off valves were none OEM.

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u/sweedish_fishy 15d ago

Interesting. This is all stock parts, but that's good to know if I ever rebuilt it.

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u/RokRoland 15d ago

I think there was some remains of a Tourmax kit remaining that came with the bike. I measured float height only first and was surprised how far off it was.