Float height for the 400 - NOT fuel level

[fzrbrandon]

I posted this up over on the Archives and thought I'd throw it up here also...

Hi all,

I know this has been brought up before but I don't think it's ever really been resolved. So... I'm throwing it out there again.

Does anybody have a float height measurement for the 400? I can get the fuel level out of the manual but how about float height? IIRC, I think RxRC posted up 13mm a while back. Can anyone confirm or deny? OR, as an alternative, could anyone give me an angle measurement that the carbs are at when mounted on the bike? My motor is currently sitting on the floor otherwise I'd get it myself. I figure this way I might be able to do the fuel level method with an auxiliary fuel tank and the carbs sitting on my bench (none of this put 'em on, take 'em off, repeat B.S.).

TIA!
Brandon

[yamaha_george]

Brandon,
Check Rage Digitals old posts he made a tool for doing just that

[ragedigital]

While I don't have the float height, for the 400, I did make a cheap tool that did the trick on my 600:

[fzrbrandon]

Hey guys,

Yeah, I'm pretty well versed in the process and even used Darrin's pics to help me out when I first started doing it. The issue is having the actual measurement. For a 600, it's 24mm (recommended anyways) but for a 400?

Thanks a bunch for replying!
Brandon

[yamaha_george]

Hey guys,

Yeah, I'm pretty well versed in the process and even used Darrin's pics to help me out when I first started doing it. The issue is having the actual measurement. For a 600, it's 24mm (recommended anyways) but for a 400?

Thanks a bunch for replying!
Brandon

B,
OK off the 400 racer brigade board best results are 12mm / 13mm with the 3BF model carbs which appear on the 1WG 400 amongst other <?>


Best I can do .................

[fzrbrandon]

Hey guys,

Yeah, I'm pretty well versed in the process and even used Darrin's pics to help me out when I first started doing it. The issue is having the actual measurement. For a 600, it's 24mm (recommended anyways) but for a 400?

Thanks a bunch for replying!
Brandon

B,
OK off the 400 racer brigade board best results are 12mm / 13mm with the 3BF model carbs which appear on the 1WG 400 amongst other <?>


Best I can do .................

Hey George,

Thanks a bunch for looking into it. Your findings fall in line with a post RxRC (I believe) put up a while back in which he mentions 13mm. I'll probably go ahead and set them at 13mm and check the fuel level from there. I just needed a concrete starting point and I think this will work.

Thanks again!
Brandon

[yamaha_george]

Hey guys,

Yeah, I'm pretty well versed in the process and even used Darrin's pics to help me out when I first started doing it. The issue is having the actual measurement. For a 600, it's 24mm (recommended anyways) but for a 400?

Thanks a bunch for replying!
Brandon

B,
OK off the 400 racer brigade board best results are 12mm / 13mm with the 3BF model carbs which appear on the 1WG 400 amongst other <?>


Best I can do .................

Hey George,

Thanks a bunch for looking into it. Your findings fall in line with a post RxRC (I believe) put up a while back in which he mentions 13mm. I'll probably go ahead and set them at 13mm and check the fuel level from there. I just needed a concrete starting point and I think this will work.

Thanks again!
Brandon

B,
You know the "AULD FELLA" will take care of business LoL