Specifically float height adjustment

[newbie1993]

What measurements do you set your floats to. I've been running really rich lately and I need to know the float height measurement for a 97 gs500e. I hear that the stock measurement isn't the best
Can someone tell me the general height for gs500 carb floats?

[Iarn]

I can't give you an exact number, but I did find this thread for you.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=42064.0

Try the information therein out, and once you think you have a baseline, fiddle with it if you find it needs more adjusting. Hopefully someone will come along with more concrete information.

[bmf]

factory spec float height is fine. If running rich it is probably the jetting.

[newbie1993]

Jetting is also factory

[X-ray]

Have you heard of/searched for "clear tube method?"

[newbie1993]

That method is for checking float height, not adjusting it

[Iarn]

Well, what is your height at now? Is it within spec?

[newbie1993]

Definitely not in spec.  My bike was running really rich and flooded the entire air box with gas

[mennobike]

Ahh, see running rich and flooding the airbox are different things, but yeah,  I know what you mean. Stock setting on the floats should do ya, just remember to inspect the integrity of all your little bits (the needle, the o-ring on the thing the needle goes into, etc.) to make sure that you fix it once and for all