stuck float valve

[hunter_chevy]

Just a quick heads up, I got the HF weekly circular in the mail last night and there is a new version of a motorcycle bead breaker on sale for $19.99. You can go to their website and search for item 98875- 2VGA. Could be handy for anyone that doesn't have room for the full tire changer. Haven't used it, can't comment on how well it works. Just an FYI. Hunter A17 - gone but sorely missed now that snow has set in 07 DL1K 83 V45 Interceptor 71 CL450

[Bogdan Swider]

On 12/4/08 5:44 AM, "hunter_chevy" wrote:

> > > > Just a quick heads up, I got the HF weekly circular in the mail last > night and there is a new version of a motorcycle bead breaker on sale > for $19.99. You can go to their website and search for item 98875- > 2VGA. Could be handy for anyone that doesn't have room for the full > tire changer. Haven't used it, can't comment on how well it works. > Just an FYI. >

The one on the full tire changer works well. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Skypilot]

This is cheaper than the one at harbor freight bead breaker and works when you are not at home. Try breaking your beads before ou buy something. If you need to buy something then go buy the HF tire changer. Drill the inserts into your garage floor, Redhats I think they are called, and put some short allen screws into them when not in use. The HF tire changer, with motorcycle adapter, has a bead breaker and changer and comes with the big iron, that's the best part. It makes it easy. The only other thing worth owning is a balancer although several road side changes over the obsurd course of my life have shown that real balancing is a matter of finding the heavy spot then rotating the tire some until it is balanced better., http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/bead-breaker/motorcycle-tire-bead-breaker.htm HF tire changer http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34542 with this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=42927 To balance read this http://www.largiader.com/balancer/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jon Neet]

I had a v-twin Suzuki Marauder some years ago, and the float stuck in the closed position in the rear carb. It was a bit of a job to pull the carb, so I took a hammer and a large diameter punch, and tapped the float bowl a few times. That got it unstuck, and it never stuck again. I put 15,000 miles on it and the guy that bought it is at about 40,000, and its been fine.Certainly wouldn't hurt to run some Sea Foam through it too.The above may be the easiest thing to try. Good luck, Jon in Puyallup, Wa. USA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]