Now replacing the seat it a neat trick to learn. Like $37.00 per set if I remember what I paid for mine. Even guys that rebuild carbs for a living usually only replace the needle. Unless somebody went to digging in there with a drill bit or pick. I think I paid like $28.00 per float on mine.Īs far as the needles.can't answer that one. I got the part number somewhere off mine. Same thing as the 1st gen carbs, Perfect match. Not very thick as too much will make the float heavier and harder to adjust to the proper fuel bowl level. Then a single light coat of airplane dope to reseal it. Hang it in the sun and let it dry for a few days. Check closely around where the brass tang attaches to the float body for coming loose. If it gives easy it may be breaking down. I mean press your fingernail right into it soft. Got my hands on a scale that weighed in grams and checked them. I had problems with a couple of floats absorbing gas and sinking.causing the carb to guess what.over flow. OK, best way to check floats is weigh the danged things. Now you're talking stuff I've been through. I've drained all the bowls several times, taking the fuel line off and turned the bike on and off so gas pumped into a glass jar.

I'm pretty convinced that it's not debris. I'm not sure if there are but I suppose if the rubber tip was slighter smaller that could cause it to not seat properly.įrom a probably standpoint, what are the odds that the seat is bad? (I've posted a few other times with the leaking carb (from overflow).

does anyone know if there are different float needle sizes between the V-max and Venture. I have two others left over from the rebuild that I could swap.Īlso. what test or experiment can I do to test the bouancy of the float. I don't see any nicks or tears in the rubber. I pulled the float bowl cover off and the float looked good and moved (by hand easily) and seemed to engaged the needle well. After trying every non-invasion thing I could to get my one carb from leaking, I had to tear it down. Ok gentlemen, I'm back for more assistance.

1983 yamaha venture royal