Float needles too short?

Posted by Kube on Aug 07, 2012; 8:38am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Float-needles-too-short-tp4026588.html

So after about three years of trying to figure out why my carbs won't stop spitting gas from the overflow tubes I may have stumbled upon the problem. I thought maybe if I dropped the needles in the seat without the floats and spun them around a few times it might help them seat better. When I dropped them in I discovered that they dropped all the way in without any sort of resistance. As if they might be just slightly too short. These are aftermarket needles. I'm not sure where I put the originals. Is it possible I somehow got the wrong size needles? I ordered them from JC Whitney and they are supposed to fit my 79 cb750f. Has anyone heard of this happening? If so, any advice on where to order a new set I can be confident about?