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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
TT the carb not the Race
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<blockquote data-quote="vibrac" data-source="post: 53958" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>I have had lots of TT carbs but I have just for the first time run some stuff that passes for petrol nowadays into the TT on my Grey Flash (First time? Yes I know but its along story) and its weeping ( drip drip drip from the bottom nut on the body (the one with the eye for a locking wire) tracing it back it comes from the hole in the underside of the body next to the flange, I have a vague memory that the last time it happened on some other 60's racer many years ago I lowered the matchbox float (perhaps invoking the level mark on that brass bung) and all was well.</p><p>Of course (unusually for me<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) I am a slave this time to the keep it original brigade, so I have a fixed float attached to the body of the TT ,whats the procedure for lowering the float?-It cant be a stack of fiber washers on top of the float union can it<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />?</p><p>I have a slightly down draft carb (say 5 degrees) and a horizontal float chamber so thats tilted as well but I seem to recall that the angled floats are at 15 deg angles so that would tilt it back 10 degrees so I think thats not in the equation, it could also be I need to brasso the float taper but the question remains ,how do you adjust the float level on a fixed TT?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vibrac, post: 53958, member: 60"] I have had lots of TT carbs but I have just for the first time run some stuff that passes for petrol nowadays into the TT on my Grey Flash (First time? Yes I know but its along story) and its weeping ( drip drip drip from the bottom nut on the body (the one with the eye for a locking wire) tracing it back it comes from the hole in the underside of the body next to the flange, I have a vague memory that the last time it happened on some other 60's racer many years ago I lowered the matchbox float (perhaps invoking the level mark on that brass bung) and all was well. Of course (unusually for me;)) I am a slave this time to the keep it original brigade, so I have a fixed float attached to the body of the TT ,whats the procedure for lowering the float?-It cant be a stack of fiber washers on top of the float union can it:confused:? I have a slightly down draft carb (say 5 degrees) and a horizontal float chamber so thats tilted as well but I seem to recall that the angled floats are at 15 deg angles so that would tilt it back 10 degrees so I think thats not in the equation, it could also be I need to brasso the float taper but the question remains ,how do you adjust the float level on a fixed TT? [/QUOTE]
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