carb float bowl gaskets?

[Jinksy4]

Is it best practice to change out the float bowl gaskets when doing a carb float adjustment? My Venture is a 2000 and as far as I can tell, never been disassembled.

[dingy]

Is it best practice to change out the float bowl gaskets.[/quote

 

Absolutely. Unless you want run risk of pulling carbs a second time.

O-rings will retain the compressed shape they were captured in to some degree. 14 years of being compressed gaurantees they will not have the same sealing ability as they had new.

Gary

[ACE50]

I agree that 'best practice' is to replace them, but I never have. On my 99 or 06. Never had a leak........so far!

[muaymendez1]

I agree that 'best practice' is to replace them' date=' but I never have. On my 99 or 06. Never had a leak........so far![/quote']

 

8 bikes, never changed the gaskets. I guess I'm just lucky.

[V7Goose]

Yup, always a "best practice" to replace any gasket or o-ring any time it is removed. But I've done the floats on well over 30 of these bikes, never replaced a bowl o-ring, and never had one leak.

Goose

[Jinksy4]

Appreciate the advice.

 

I now have a choice as to what "best practice" is - kinda. Theoretically, the orings are shot - realistically, there is data that suggests they last a good long time and can take much abuse.

 

Since I've ordered replacements, because I assumed everybody would say "change'em out you moron", I'm going to replace them.

 

It just proves that learning requires humility - and humility equals gathering information. In the future, if I need to work on the carbs, you can bet I won't replace the orings.

 

Another problem solved:beer:.