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Old 09-23-2008, 06:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Bike: 2005 Roadstar 1700, 1982 Suzuki GS550
Location: Sanbornton, NH
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Default float level

does anyone know what the correct float level is on the carbs for an 82 suzuki gs550L? i recently got the bike and when I put fuel to the carbs it overflowed out of the carbs so I pulled the float bowls and all of the float needles were stuck down, so I pushed up on the float to get them to move and I must have knocked them out of whack because it still does the same thing, pours out of the overflow, but the needle is not stuck open anymore. so the needle must not be going all the way up and closing the valves.