texasSlick
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So I check the float level on my Monoblocs, and find that I need to make an adjustment. I remove the fuel banjo, and needle seat, and the needle remains in the carb catawompy in the seat bore. I give the needle a little flick with the tip of a small screw driver, and it literally jumps out of the carb, bounces on top of the gearbox, bounces off and falls between the engine plates. I hear tink, tink, then nothing ..... it never dropped to the floor.
Now, this needle is in the unobtainium category. It is huge .... the seat has a 0.200" dia. orifice, and adequately feeds my fuel hungry Atlas. I would run out of gas with a standard needle.
Looking from the top is impossible, too many obstacles in the way. Looking from the bottom yields nothing.
Nothing to do except remove the battery box and oil tank, hoping to get a better view. No luck.
Removed both carbs for a better view ..... no luck.
After several hours of peering and muttering, I resolved to remove the inner primary cover, which of course means pulling the clutch, engine sprocket, alternator and rotor.
There it was, lying dead center on top of the lower frame rail, hidden by the flange of the inner primary cover when it was in place. Somehow, the needle had to travel horizontally to get into the gap between frame rail and primary cover!
Had I known where it was, I could have flicked it out of there with a bent piece of wire. Now I have to put it all back together.
Has something similar happened to you?
Slick
BTW ..... I will be offended if you like this!
Now, this needle is in the unobtainium category. It is huge .... the seat has a 0.200" dia. orifice, and adequately feeds my fuel hungry Atlas. I would run out of gas with a standard needle.
Looking from the top is impossible, too many obstacles in the way. Looking from the bottom yields nothing.
Nothing to do except remove the battery box and oil tank, hoping to get a better view. No luck.
Removed both carbs for a better view ..... no luck.
After several hours of peering and muttering, I resolved to remove the inner primary cover, which of course means pulling the clutch, engine sprocket, alternator and rotor.
There it was, lying dead center on top of the lower frame rail, hidden by the flange of the inner primary cover when it was in place. Somehow, the needle had to travel horizontally to get into the gap between frame rail and primary cover!
Had I known where it was, I could have flicked it out of there with a bent piece of wire. Now I have to put it all back together.
Has something similar happened to you?
Slick
BTW ..... I will be offended if you like this!