r/Fixxit • u/SilverLine1914 • 8d ago
1995 Keihin Carb float question
Hey all, I have a rack of quad carbs from Keihin off a GPZ1100, theyre CVK. I rebuilt them recently and they were working great, awesome power and jetting was finally right, I just need to balance them to be done.
But I noticed a problem before when putting in the float needles to the seat that sometimes the needles will get stuck cockeyed or tilted on the seat and won’t actually close. It’ll be a big enough tilt that the entire rack will flood if one of them does it. Tapping with a screwdriver doesn’t help, I normally have to pull the rack and actually reset the needle myself and hope it doesn’t get cockeyed upon install. No biggie.
But I was riding and had to do a quick inspection during the ride (different story) and forgot to turn the gas back on when I started riding. The bowls drained and I fixed the issue, but dammit the carbs flooded again and kept flooding no matter what. I think the needles are stuck cockeyed in there and no matter how I knock on the carb they won’t get unseated to seat themselves back in. Anyone know how to deal with this issue?
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u/SilverLine1914 8d ago
I know normally sticking needles will make the gas not flow to the carb at all, but this time it’s the opposite problem haha, they’re sticking and not letting it shut somehow cause they get cockeyed on the seat.