TE/TC 2016 te300 float height

[HS507]

Any one know? Dont have a full manual yet

 

[ride200mi]

You just want the spec or are you having carb problems?

 

[robertaccio]

this is on my 2014 TE300 Keihin PWK36

Mine was super high out of the box and ran very rich (lower number like 6-6.5mm) lot of the KTM Talk guys go as low as 8mm. mine is somewhere (its really hard to get an exact measurement) in the mid to high 7s near 8mm.

out of the box I was on reserve at @ 20-25 miles and if I tipped my bike slightly to the side fuel poured out the vent line, now I can tip her way over like 45 deg before fuel runs out the vent line I get mid forties until I hit reserve now, bike is good for 60 miles onto res with a drop left.

and I use and like the JD Jetting kit per James' altitude/temp settings. for us 65F+ and 3k feet and above. smooth power with good gas mileage. 40:1 pump premium, holey airbox mod zero spooge, but still on the safe side and black.

 

[HS507]

You just want the spec or are you having carb problems?

Just spec. Ty

 

[HS507]

Hol

this is on my 2014 TE300 Keihin PWK36

Mine was super high out of the box and ran very rich (lower number like 6-6.5mm) lot of the KTM Talk guys go as low as 8mm. mine is somewhere (its really hard to get an exact measurement) in the mid to high 7s near 8mm.

out of the box I was on reserve at @ 20-25 miles and if I tipped my bike slightly to the side fuel poured out the vent line, now I can tip her way over like 45 deg before fuel runs out the vent line I get mid forties until I hit reserve now, bike is good for 60 miles onto res with a drop left.

and I use and like the JD Jetting kit per James' altitude/temp settings. for us 65F+ and 3k feet and above. smooth power with good gas mileage. 40:1 pump premium, holey airbox mod zero spooge, but still on the safe side and black.[/quote
What airbox are you speaking of?

 

[HS507]

Holey airbox mod? Like you drilled it?

 

[ajaxauto]

For what it is worth here is how I do my carb. With carb in hand and bowl off and the float hanging down I blow into the gas line as I manuel
raise the float. When the float is just short of level I set the needle and I can not blow air any more I call it close enough
Been doing it this way for over40 years on all different types of bikes no problem
Even my new 2016 TE 300

 

[ggg]

If you can lean your bike over to around 45deg or a little more and no fuel comes out do not bother stuffing around with the float height as it is fine.

I would only lower it around 1mm from stock which is 6.5mm, unless you do allot of down hills and it bogs or floods with the clutch in then you may need to go a little lower but at 7.5mm you should be fine

 

[HS507]

Yes ty

 

[HS507]

Ive

For what it is worth here is how I do my carb. With carb in hand and bowl off and the float hanging down I blow into the gas line as I manuel
raise the float. When the float is just short of level I set the needle and I can not blow air any more I call it close enough
Been doing it this way for over40 years on all different types of bikes no problem
Even my new 2016 TE 300

head of this before, gotta try it, ty

 

[Johnschoener]

For what it is worth here is how I do my carb. With carb in hand and bowl off and the float hanging down I blow into the gas line as I manuel
raise the float. When the float is just short of level I set the needle and I can not blow air any more I call it close enough
Been doing it this way for over40 years on all different types of bikes no problem
Even my new 2016 TE 300

I had issues with my 2015 TE250 when it was new and this is exactly what I did and its been fine ever since. Not exactly precise but it worked for me.

 

[rockdancer]

yeh Ajax is right about blowing into the fuel line until and when it cuts off is the current level - still hard to measure though
So to lean it push down on the tang towards the needle

This is the best article Ive seen on it

https://www.fix.com/blog/motorcycle-carburetor-float-height-adjustment/

 

[mrkartoom]

I have never actually measured a float height and also do something similar to what ajax does with the carb in my hand, but no blowing. I tilt it at an angle until the float seats the float needle, ensuring that the weight of the float is not compressing the plunger on the end of the needle whatsoever. This is a delicate watch closely and feel kinda thing. Once closed I check to ensure the float or the seams of the float are perfectly parallel with the base of the carb and adjust if necessary. Many of the carbs I had in the past called for this float adjustment, so I've just always done it that way and have never had an issue with jetting or fuel delivery.

 

[Moto7man]

Here is a simple way to do it with photos,

http://www.allthingsmoto.com/forums/f-31/float-height-doing-right-way-65541/