Carburators balance meter?

Ileumi

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Hello! I want buy own meter to balance my carbs. What is good meter with good price? And where I can order that meter? Its very good time to order tools/parts on UK to Finland. 1€=0.89 pounds.

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Ileumi said:
Hello! I want buy own meter to balance my carbs. What is good meter with good price? And where I can order that meter? Its very good time to order tools/parts on UK to Finland. 1€=0.89 pounds.

---Ileumi---
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Hi Ileumi, it's easy enough to make one yourself.
Do a search for manometer. :thumb2
 
Join the two inlets together with a length of clear plastic tube in a U formation below the engine, partially filled with oil. When the levels are the same, the carbs are balanced...:rob
 
alimey4u2 said:
Join the two inlets together with a length of clear plastic tube in a U formation below the engine, partially filled with oil. When the levels are the same, the carbs are balanced...:rob
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And if they're not balanced, couldn't the oil be sucked up into the harder working carb / pot?
 
John Armstrong said:
And if they're not balanced, couldn't the oil be sucked up into the harder working carb / pot?
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Yup , certainly does. I used petrol additive as on more than one occasion it was sucked up before I could do anything about it !! I ended up with about three metres of tubing with the centre on a long U bend on some wood...heath robinson but it is 100% accurate !!

A 1200 owner would faint if this 'tool' was found in his garage !! :D
 
A shot of Redex never harmed an engine to my knowledge... :augie Just pinch the tube to see if it pulls too hard & adjust...
 
Too volatile, flashes off easy...;) I prefer the natural damping viscosity of oil. Purists would use Dwyer manometer oil but that's a bit spensive. Then, use watcha got I spose...:thumb
 
Carb balance

I use Davida gauges, not cheap, but brilliant and neat.

http://www.davida.co.uk/type.php?id=gauges

I have a 4 set, as I have 2 BMs therefore 4 cylinders:augie
Okay, I used to have a four cylinder bike:D
I had a set of mercury style in the past, but prefer these gauges, I find them easier to use. The company is great to deal with too. No I don't work for them:blast

Easy to read, because they sit nicely across the seat or handlebars and the pipes are long enough for any bike.

John
 
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