> Don't know whether Allen got the message or not:
> 
> You all got it wrong!  Some idiotic drongo forgot to screw the low speed jets 
> in, they were just sitting there.
> Now to figure out why it's not charging.  Whose got a voltage regulator?  
> I'll trade a 650 Nighthawk VR for a 550 VR,  Graham (idiotic drongo)
> 
> On Jul 27, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Allen Thomas wrote:
> 
>> Sorry forgot about that. I've been working with Mikuni carbs recently ;-)
>> 
>> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> the floats are plastic and so they can't be adjusted.  It it's the carbs 
>> then it's just going to take more work
>> 
>> On Jul 27, 2012, at 12:36 AM, surfswab wrote:
>> 
>> > Sorry, but I'm thinkin' carbs, too.  Specially the float valves.  Not
>> > the floats themselves, but the valves (the little rubber-tipped brass
>> > pieces they control).  Sounds like they are not seating properly, so
>> > not shutting off like they're supposed to when there's enuf fuel in
>> > the float bowl.
>> >
>> > Also, have you drained the crankcase vent tube of bypass gas and
>> > moisture and made sure there's no residual in the airbox?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Jul 26, 10:29 pm, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> I was afraid someone would send me back to the carbs!  Graham
>> >>
>> >> On Jul 26, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Floats stuck open? Did you put them in the right direction? Did you set 
>> >>> the fuel screws to a common value between all carbs. Sometimes people 
>> >>> turn out the screws to compensate for clogged jets. Stuck enrichening 
>> >>> plungers? Try starting it with the throttle opened to dry it out.
>> >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>> >>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
>> >>> Sender: [email protected]
>> >>> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:14:58
>> >>> To: Nighthawk Lovers<[email protected]>
>> >>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>> >>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] CB550SC Nighthawk flooding
>> >>
>> >>> Here's one that's got me scratching my head.  I just started work on a 
>> >>> 550 Nighthawk.  I cleaned the carbs before trying to run it although the 
>> >>> PO had it running and I was there with him.  Now with the carbs back on 
>> >>> it runs on 1 and 4 but #'s 2 & 3 are just flooding.  The gas is going 
>> >>> straight out the mufflers.  Seems to have good spark on all 4.  The 
>> >>> carbs were relatively clean before I cleaned them.  Compression is 
>> >>> excellent.  Bike has only done 11k miles.  I have the tank off and am 
>> >>> running it through a funnel and hose so it can't be the pet cock.  Any 
>> >>> suggestions?  Graham
>> >>
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