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Ok, I've read the manual and the posts on this subject but it still isn't clear, maybe someone needs to draw me a picture because I'm not sure where to measure to on the float. Is it to the flat metal part on the float or to the stepped area below the metal part?
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At the stepdown past the metal hinge to the gasket surface. Without gasket of course. With gasket subtract 1mm from the total.1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.
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Have you ever had the chance to visit url=http://www.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/]BassCliff's little website[/url]? Do so. Bookmark it. Make it a "Favorite", whatever it takes, but use it.
Near the bottom of the left column is this link labelled Carb Specs-Float Height-Jetting. Yeah, it gives you specs for an 850, but the procedure is the same for your 750.
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Heh -- I forgot about this image I annotated a while back:
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float height
I,ve got two suzuki manuels a french and an english one.They both have pictures showing the float height being measured at the hightest step on the float.The manuels are for a gs1100 82,83,84.I'm not sure, but i think all model floats are measured the same way.Comment
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Fixed the link Steve.Originally posted by Steve View Post1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
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I'm the bone head that confused poor 7th day.
Quoted the standard 24mm for VM float height only to learn the early 750 is different - no step on the float. Do what the manual says.
EDIT: This snip is for the EARLY 750 with VM carbs, not the later CV type. One mistake on top of another.Last edited by Nessism; 05-06-2008, 07:56 PM.Ed
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Thank you all for the clarification. Steve, thanks for the link to BikeCliffs website.
Tim'81 GS750E - Gone but fondly remembered.
'03 DR650
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float height
I've mixed him up to.I just checked a manuel for the 16 valve1100 models,80to 83 and they have a picture that shows the measurment being taken on the lowest step of the float.So do as nessim says and go to the carb section of your manuel and you will find the picture that shows how to measure yours.Hope you get it sorted out.Comment
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I have a Clymer manual and the picture is so poor that you can't tell where they are measuring to.'81 GS750E - Gone but fondly remembered.
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Not to throw a wrench in the works here, but I have always felt it is more accurate to adjust the floats so the proper gas level is achieved, and that all four carbs are the same that way. I have found that all the floats can be the same height but yet have differing fuel levels.
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