first time cleaning my carb what should I know about the float height?

What about the float height?

it only needs to be adjusted if you suspect the carb is either flooding or is starved to get fuel into the bowl (float valve closes too early due to low float setup)

Where can I find out the float height for my carb for 125ke Kawasaki 1978

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@@TheMxFactory My son and I went to Hardrock in Ocala for New Years Eve. My son went out, and the bike started running like crap after the first lap. It would start and run, but would not want to rev. The minute you hit the throttle, it would want to die, as if it were starving for gas. I removed the carb, removed the main jet, and blew through it. This mucous rubber jelly came out, right onto my finger. Blew some carb cleaner through the jet, and the rest of the carb, and replaced. Started and ran like a champ. Big lesson for my son. It helped him realize the importance of understanding a carb, and knowing the general function of your bike, even if you are not a "mechanic." If I was not able to do what I did, the consequences would have been significant. 1) The day and riding fees would have probably been wasted. 2) I would have had to take it to a shop. 3) Spend who knows how much to get it fixed. 4) Shops often keep you bike for a week, even for the simplest things. 5) Dropping it off at the shop, and then picking it up from the shop. That's why I love these bike build videos, where us regular folks could add to our knowledge and understanding of our bikes.

Yup, good tip. I wished someone would have said that 20 years ago. American Philips don't cut it.

@@warrenlange6106 Phillips kinda cuts it if things aren't tight, but the minute you have to apply any kind of real pressure, you're like, what the heck. I would look at the Keihin carb on the side of the carb as confirmation that I wasn't dealing with a cheap Chinese knockoff. I used to be perplexed, until I found out about JIS.

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Nah I don't think so

I think 4 years is a little late 😂

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What are the gaskets? N how do u remove them?

Thanks Ryan!

Thanks Cara! We love your comments :)

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You know about the airflow screw? On the yz 125

@@jonathanusery7269 what is it, you need to know about the air screw and what year, carburetor , and what have you done?

No

Don't mess with air screw it will make ur bike run like crap I know

Easy way to work on 2stroke carburetor is to disconnect the throttle cable from the throttle tube. By disconnect cable from throttle tube and housing, will free up the cable making giving penalty of cables slack to disassembly a eas. When reassembling carburetor us a pick at the cable end to lock the cable in the proper position / tension once the slide is connected pull cable tight,

Open your throttle tube assembley take the small wheel out un hook the cable from the throttle tube thos will give u enough slack to unhook the needle at the other end

Should be the same, just look up Kein carb

@@ryancorra3995 you mean keihin carb?

@@BigElly12 no

Because water can cause rust or mix with the gas. If you want to bath it down as an extra precaution id suggest getting a small bottle of gas, sometimes I use an old dish detergent bottle obviously rinsed out really well and ill use gas to bath and rinse the carb. That works well. Also you could just buy an ultrasonic cleaner and solution at harbor freight for cheap.

Really does it matter

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