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Just thought I would pass this along as it seems everyone fights with their floats at one time or another. You could spend $44 bucks for a float level gauge, however, you may find that you already have one. A carpenters combination square and a plastic metric ruler work great for the job. I don't have a picture, but here's a link to Ace Hardware's offering so you can see what I'm yammering about - Combination Square
First things first. Make sure the floats are clean. I'm probably a little anal about this, but I make sure there is no foreign matter on the floats that could affect their boyancy. With the floats removed, take a pipe cleaner - preferrably the kind with the little wires - and run it several times through the hole in the back of the floats that the retaining pin goes through and reinstall them. My bike sat for a while and the carbs were pretty cruddy. There were varnish deposits inside those hole so the floats couldn't move as freely as they should.
Just take your ruler and set the end of the square to your desired float height plus 1mm. Hold the end of the the square against the gasket surface (it just fits between the side of the edge of the gasket surface and the little raised bump that runs around that surface) such that the 'black' part is parallel to the gasket surface (hope that makes sense). When you are setting your float heights adjust them so you can just see a little light (about 1mms worth) between the top of the float and the 'black part' of the square - hense the 'plus 1mm' measurement. I don't like setting them with the gauge right on the float as the floats are so easy to move.
Make sure BOTH floats in each bowl are checked and adjusted. One you will be able to adjust using the tab, the other one you can gently bend the arm it is attached to. They both need to be at the same height. The 'arms' on both sides need to be as straight as possible to begin with so the floats are in their proper orientation.
Hopefully this is understandable. If Vivitar ever updates their drivers for Vista I'll post some pics.
First things first. Make sure the floats are clean. I'm probably a little anal about this, but I make sure there is no foreign matter on the floats that could affect their boyancy. With the floats removed, take a pipe cleaner - preferrably the kind with the little wires - and run it several times through the hole in the back of the floats that the retaining pin goes through and reinstall them. My bike sat for a while and the carbs were pretty cruddy. There were varnish deposits inside those hole so the floats couldn't move as freely as they should.
Just take your ruler and set the end of the square to your desired float height plus 1mm. Hold the end of the the square against the gasket surface (it just fits between the side of the edge of the gasket surface and the little raised bump that runs around that surface) such that the 'black' part is parallel to the gasket surface (hope that makes sense). When you are setting your float heights adjust them so you can just see a little light (about 1mms worth) between the top of the float and the 'black part' of the square - hense the 'plus 1mm' measurement. I don't like setting them with the gauge right on the float as the floats are so easy to move.
Make sure BOTH floats in each bowl are checked and adjusted. One you will be able to adjust using the tab, the other one you can gently bend the arm it is attached to. They both need to be at the same height. The 'arms' on both sides need to be as straight as possible to begin with so the floats are in their proper orientation.
Hopefully this is understandable. If Vivitar ever updates their drivers for Vista I'll post some pics.
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