Carb floats are HOW MUCH

by "itranthelasttimeiparkedit" (itranthelasttimeiparkedit)
Published 09/23/2017 at 22:26

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I’m rebuilding a yamaha xt225, working on the carb now. The float bowl was full of powder from sitting for several years. I am replacing some parts (basically if I think I need to), the floats look pretty beat to shit. Looked up online - $60+ for a little piece of plastic and some metal

Found some aftermarket ones for $35 but still, shit. I thought it would be like $10-20...

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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
09/23/2017 at 22:33, STARS: 0

Dennis Kirk has them for under $30.

That’s still a lot for floats. But..

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
09/23/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 1

Are there holes in them? I wouldn’t think plastic floats would be prone to failure. The old school metal ones crack as they’re usually two pieces welded together. Throw them in a glass of water and check for bubbles. That’s a lot for floats.

"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
09/23/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 0

Any chance a 3D printed part would work?

"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
09/24/2017 at 02:30, STARS: 1

Ethanolated fuels don’t play nice with fuel systems on older stuff not meant to work with E10.

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
09/24/2017 at 02:36, STARS: 0

I own a ‘73 CL450 and a ‘66 GMC. The XT225 is a much newer bike than some of the stuff I’m used to. I don’t think ethanol is going to affect plastis anymore than regular gasoline would. I owned a 2002 Ford Ranger which was designed to partially run on E85.

"itranthelasttimeiparkedit" (itranthelasttimeiparkedit)
09/24/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 0

I ordered already but good idea. They were white originally, they’re now a dark brown in most spots, and the plastic is pretty soft in spots (like a ziploc bag almost)

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
09/24/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0

Im my experience printed parts are always slightly porous and could work temporarily, but I think would fail.