Changing Float level on GS125

Hiya all,
Was really looking for help to get me finally on the road!
Ive been given a Suzuki GS125 which needed a bit of work. All has been
done now apart from the float level. I have found out it is meant to
be 24.5mil but how do i set it up to that? How will i know? If anyone
can give me a really easy to understand explanation i would be VERY
VERY grateful!
Cheers

 

General method is to take the carb off and remove the fuel bowl at the
bottom. If you turn the carb upside down and measure the height of the
float above the gasket face of where the bowl fitted, it should be
whatever the manual said it is. It's usually gasket face to mid-line on
the float - there's either a seam on the float or a discernable line
there. Or it might be to the top/bottom of the float - you really need
the manual or a diagram to see what line it is.

Whatever line it is, you carefully adjust the tang on the float which
bears on the needle valve so that the height is right. Hopefully this
will be ok when you put it back on the bike, if not you have to go
through it all again and it can be a pain in the arse.

When you've got the bowl off, remove the needle valve and holder and
clean it out. You -might- find a fine filter under it.

 

Depends on the carb. That's why I said to get the manual.

 

Plunger, schmunger; not all of us have yer posh little plunger ye know.
Some of us had to make do without and that was hard, let me tell you.
Nothing quite beats the experience of opening the bonnet of a Shite Old
Moggie and seeing the petrol piss, yet again, down the side of the SU.
Then Honda came along and totally ruined the carb experience for all of
us, what with their fancy plungers and leak-free carbooorayshun.

Poofs, the lot of them.