FLOAT
INFORMATION
The
pictures above show which parts go together.
In
addtion to the confusion and sometime mismatching of
metering nozzles and parts, there exists a similar
situation with floats, float valves , bowls and lids. The
1500 and 1600's were all supposed to leave the factory
with the type of float bowl that contained a brass
cylindrical float. (There's also a plastic version of it
shown above on far left) The float lever is hung from a
pin through the lid casting itself. The 2000's use a
black plastic float with the float lever built into the
top of the float. We have seen a lot of cars with the
wrong type however, mostly with some of the 1970 models.
We are guessing some carbs were just assembled improperly
in Japan; or maybe parts shortages forced a change. All
of the parts including the float bowls were changed; not
just one of the pieces. The above parts are designed to
work together; one type or another. Later owners could
have switched things around as well. Be sure to check
both your carbs before ordering, we've seen more than one
car with one of each type. The 1500/1600 style float
valve needs a 9mm wrench to remove it, the 2000 float
valve needs a 10mm.
It
doesn't matter which type you have as long as you have
all the matching pieces.
If
you do not have the correct parts (1500/1600 vs 2000) you
will need to order repair parts separately rather then a
rebuild kit, as the kit for a 2000 will only have the
"2000" type float parts.
