carb help

[exrider23]

I took my carb apart to clean it and re jet but i have a unknown piece that was on my desk and i didnt kno if it fell out of the carb. I also have a fuel leak out of 2 holes. look at the pics below

this pis is of the hole above the choke that is leaking

[exrider23]

this is the mystery piece

[exrider23]

this is the other hole that is leaking

[exrider23]

does anything look out of place...?

[Honda#4]

That mystery piece is the needle valve,

[4 shizzle]

It connects to the floats. It shuts off the fuel to the float bowl from the fuel line.

[4 shizzle]

Look under here

[exrider23]

does the black part go into the hole first or should the silver side go in the hole first? now ive forgotten how my floats should face..can u tell me that too? i appreciate your help

[dariusld]

The black part goes in first.

[dariusld]

I'm not sure about the float, its been along time since I've been in there.

[dariusld]

I know its small but it might help (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=289455)
The last post.

[exrider23]

dariusld, all i could see was red x's. What were they? thanks so much for your help. If anyone knows which way the floats go i would appreciate it.

[exrider23]

i dont think my quad is recieving fuel? what is wrong?

[rYan01400EX]

The round part of the float will face towards the top of the carbureator. Slide the pin holding the float in place out. When you have the float removed, flip it upside down and you'll see a little slot. Slide the round silver part of the needle valve into that slot. Slowly set the needle valve (black, pointy part goes into the hole). Then slide the pin that holds the float on in. Double check it before you reassemble to make sure the needle valve didn't slide out of the slot or anything. Hope I helped.. I'm usually useless here.

[exrider23]

Originally posted by rYan01400EX
The round part of the float will face towards the top of the carbureator. Slide the pin holding the float in place out. When you have the float removed, flip it upside down and you'll see a little slot. Slide the round silver part of the needle valve into that slot. Slowly set the needle valve (black, pointy part goes into the hole). Then slide the pin that holds the float on in. Double check it before you reassemble to make sure the needle valve didn't slide out of the slot or anything. Hope I helped.. I'm usually useless here.

THANK YOU! thats the best info i have had. I havent went out and tried it yet but i completely understand what you said. Thanks alot, ill go try it tommorow

[dariusld]

Originally posted by exrider23
thats the best info i have had.

Makes the rest of us(me) feel like dog poop:( I knew someone would help, eventually.

[Melton69]

You guys have got to be kidding me. Instead of making a 2 page forum trying to figure out your mystery peice, you should have looked at a schematics of any carb out there and you could have figured it out. And for your knowledge, that little piece is used to cut off fuel supply to the carb when the fuel bowl is full, or if the quad flips over. Any more questions?

[dariusld]

Originally posted by Melton69
You guys have got to be kidding me. Instead of making a 2 page forum trying to figure out your mystery peice, you should have looked at a schematics of any carb out there and you could have figured it out. And for your knowledge, that little piece is used to cut off fuel supply to the carb when the fuel bowl is full, or if the quad flips over. Any more questions?


Don't you love the wise guys that don't know what they are talking about. Maybe he wanted a quick answer from people that know what they are talking about (thats not you).

[rYan01400EX]

Agreed, darius.

exrider23 - Glad I helped you. No other satisfaction in this world better than helping someone else. Although I may not be correct 100% of the time, I'm open to any or all corrections. Someone had to tell me, so why not share the wealth. I hope you get your quad running!