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Old 10-11-2008, 01:58 AM
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hey, does anyone know how critical the fuel bowl float adjustment is? i checked mine and it was set 4 mm too high will this make a two stroke smoke like crazy? 1999 kx250 stock carb
 

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Old 10-11-2008, 04:32 AM
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4mm is a good amount of measure. What ride or carb are you referring to?
 
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Old 10-11-2008, 04:36 AM
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it's decently critical.. about as important as a proper sync on the carbs..

smoke on a two stroke tho.. usually oil.. fuel doesn't really smoke.. check the reeds and compression, or oil injection if equipped.
 
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Old 10-12-2008, 12:33 AM
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yes my oil is in the fuel/carb 1999 kx250
 
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Old 10-13-2008, 05:46 PM
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Set the float strickly to what the shop manual says. 4 mm will probably adversely affect your performance.
 
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Old 10-14-2008, 06:37 AM
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4 mm will probably adversely affect your performance
most definitely you mean
 
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Old 10-14-2008, 01:47 PM
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4mm too high will make the A/F ratio noticeably too rich. That may make the bike a little sluggish, will encourage extra smoke, and hammer the fuel consumption. Setting it too low will make it too lean, possibly enough to lead to seizure or a holed piston.

Rob
 
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Old 10-19-2008, 12:28 AM
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yeah. for sure, i reset the float level picked-up the slide a notch, put in a hotrod crank and connecting rod, wiseco piston and rings..... fatty pipe and fmf silencer,, hinson clutch basket and hub some new plates ... brakes etc...etc...etc...forks...etc...etc cable...etc...painted frame...acerbis...etc...sprocket...etc.
holy cow did i do alot of work!!! my girlfriend helped too... she's hotter than the bike... hey guess what ???? what i have a brand new 10yr old motocrosser.... she's a screamin kx250 rode it today for a couple hours ran out of gas... THANKS PEOPLE FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!!! Rob
 

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Old 10-20-2008, 04:39 AM
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show us some pics? Congrats on the rides.
 
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