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Yo Tim - Carburetor
The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are
the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! |
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John H
The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! ........ Delorto makes a great carb. They’re durable and simple, but can make you want to pull your hair out to rebuild them. But if you wanted to update your motorcycle and get rid of the carburetors, you can always pull the whole engine and install twin Volvo turbo diesels..... |
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Yo Tim - Carburetor
On 6/12/18 10:12 AM, Tim wrote:
John H The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! ....... Delorto makes a great carb. They’re durable and simple, but can make you want to pull your hair out to rebuild them. But if you wanted to update your motorcycle and get rid of the carburetors, you can always pull the whole engine and install twin Volvo turbo diesels.... My guess is that with all his health problems and proclivity to injure his limbs, Zen and the Art of Maintaining Obsolete Motorcycles won't be on Herring's reading list for long. |
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Keyser Soze
- show quoted text - " My guess is that with all his health problems and proclivity to injureÂ* his limbs, Zen and the Art of Maintaining Obsolete Motorcycles won't beÂ* on Herring's reading list for long." I hope none of his grandkids are allowed on the back of his Motto Guzzler. I'd be concerned for their safety. |
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 07:12:46 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
John H The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! ....... Delorto makes a great carb. They’re durable and simple, but can make you want to pull your hair out to rebuild them. But if you wanted to update your motorcycle and get rid of the carburetors, you can always pull the whole engine and install twin Volvo turbo diesels.... LOL! |
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:18:06 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/12/18 10:12 AM, Tim wrote: John H The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! ....... Delorto makes a great carb. They’re durable and simple, but can make you want to pull your hair out to rebuild them. But if you wanted to update your motorcycle and get rid of the carburetors, you can always pull the whole engine and install twin Volvo turbo diesels.... My guess is that with all his health problems and proclivity to injure his limbs, Zen and the Art of Maintaining Obsolete Motorcycles won't be on Herring's reading list for long. Never needed it. Bought Darlington's book ages ago. Although written for the 850 T-3, it's got all the info I'll ever need. |
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Yo Tim - Carburetor
On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 07:27:13 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
Keyser Soze - show quoted text - " My guess is that with all his health problems and proclivity to injure* his limbs, Zen and the Art of Maintaining Obsolete Motorcycles won't be* on Herring's reading list for long." I hope none of his grandkids are allowed on the back of his Motto Guzzler. I'd be concerned for their safety. They've all been given rides as soon as they were big enough for their feet to reach the passenger pegs and they wore the right gear. I'm glad to hear you're concerned for their safety. Me too! It's spelled 'Moto Guzzi'. And, it gets almost 50mpg. Not too shabby! |
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Yo Tim - Carburetor
On Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:03:36 -0400, John H.
wrote: The picture on the bottom left shows how the float adjustment is done on my carb floats. Mine are the PHF 30's with connected floats. https://www.ducatimeccanica.com/dell...lorto_3_2.html But, the 18mm adjustment did not have the floats coming high enough in the bowl to shut off the fuel flow. I bent the damn floats down to about the PHBL settings (24-25mm). Now the floats are pushing the needle up enough to shut off the fuel flow. Sure wish I had Harry's Ducati to contend with. Just think - if it's never ridden, it won't ever have a problem! I think I would still try another float. If this is the plastic foam ones they do get impregnated with gas and do not float high enough. That was the way it was in my Corvette., I kept adjusting the float level until there was nothing more to adjust. A tech at Rosenthal Chevy was sitting on the curb eating his lunch and bet me if I put that float on the ground and stepped on it gas would shoot out. I bought a new one first, then I tried it. He was right. He asked if I had been putting dry gas in the tank (alcohol). Yes I had. That kills them according to him. The problem did start after I had water in my gas but I did not make the connection because it took a month or so to show up. |
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Yo Tim - Carburetor
- show quoted text - The float is not the problem. It's a 10 gram float, plastic surface hollow on the inside. The interior cannot get impregnated, unless there is a hole in the float. There isn't. (Number 8 in the diagram. http://www.dellortoshop.com/drawings...ew_drawing.jpg However, now the float is adjusted too low. It's shutting off the gas before enough is getting in the carb to fire that cylinder. Tomorrow I'll start over with the float adjusting. ..... God luck. |
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