What is the float height setting on a 1985 Yamaha XV 1000

carl carpenter

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• Posted on Mar 09, 2009

SOURCE: 1985 yamaha virago 1000 how to check oil and what

this time of year i put castrol 20W-50 4/T motorcycle oil. to check the oil level is checked by placing bike on center kick stand and looking into the site glass just below the starter and above the shift lever. level hould be about half way

SOURCE: flaot setting for 81 yamaha 650 maxim (4 ea.)

# 1carb left 0.04+or-0.04 inches mm 1.0+or-1.0 # 2 carb right 0.08+or-0.04 2.0+or-1.0 hope this gets you there

SOURCE: 85 yamaha virago xv1000 are the coils & cdi igntor box interchang

YES

SOURCE: setting float level on HSC40 Hitachi carburetors on 1986 Virago

I have a 1982 Virago 750 that I just did a carb rebuild to. To set the float levels I built a jig from wood that simulates the position of the carbs when mounted on the bike. This jig clamps into my bench vise. I created a fuel supply using a small funnel and a piece of fuel hose mounted above the level of the carbs.. After that all you need is a short length of transparent fuel hose to attach to the drain on the bottom of the float bowl to provide the visual indication of the float setting. Now you are ready to set up the float levels on your bench. This is way easier than trying to set them up in the bike.

Make sure that the jig is set up so that the carbs sit as level as possible across the pair and that they sit as close to the natural position in the bike in the lengthwise position when the bike is sitting level.

The process of setting up these floats can be very tedious, be patient. It may require that the float bowls be removed multiple times to get it correct (I replaced the philips head machine screws with allen head screws to make this easier). Printed instructions for the procedure look for a certain fuel level setting plus or minus 1mm. This kind of tolerance can be quite difficult to get when the only adjustment you have to work with is to bend the metal tang on the float assembly.

SOURCE: what is the carb float height for 03 rm 250

6.5mm or (0.26in.)