I bought my '95 FC600 about 4 days ago as a non runner, although the previous owner assured me it was running in Dec '12.
I have stripped the Dellorto carb (roundslide) and cleaned out all the corrosion and crud that was in there.
The bike was a non runner as it was dumping all it's fuel straight into the cylinder, the fuel valve in the carb was stuck wide open.
The valve now works and the bike starts, fairly readily
, on choke and runs, revs up etc, however the carb is still flooding, like I said the valve works as it should when it's closed with a finger, but once the bowl is on it overfills and flows out of the overflow pipe.
I have tried altering the tang height but it seems to make no difference, I have also sat the floats in water in a dish and they do float.
Is there a service kit for these carbs still available, or is there an alternative carb thats a bit more reliable that can be sustituted ?
I have been a mechanic for 35 years so been about the block, but a little help from people more familiar with these bikes little issues would be much appreciated
Cheers
Tom
I have stripped the Dellorto carb (roundslide) and cleaned out all the corrosion and crud that was in there.
The bike was a non runner as it was dumping all it's fuel straight into the cylinder, the fuel valve in the carb was stuck wide open.
The valve now works and the bike starts, fairly readily
, on choke and runs, revs up etc, however the carb is still flooding, like I said the valve works as it should when it's closed with a finger, but once the bowl is on it overfills and flows out of the overflow pipe.I have tried altering the tang height but it seems to make no difference, I have also sat the floats in water in a dish and they do float.
Is there a service kit for these carbs still available, or is there an alternative carb thats a bit more reliable that can be sustituted ?
I have been a mechanic for 35 years so been about the block, but a little help from people more familiar with these bikes little issues would be much appreciated
Cheers
Tom
