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Steve, glad to see you’re back on the forum! Although I can’t tell you the design height of your HD-25 float, I do have a few thoughts for what it’s worth.
As you know, the length of the float assembly is dictated by the groove in the float needle, the clip, and the brass screw that secures the clip to the top of the float. So if you are experiencing flooding, then two things come to mind. One is that the float needle is not achieving a good seal with the float needle seat thereby allowing excess fuel to seep into the bowl. Maybe the needle and seat just need cleaning. The other is that the float is just not buoyant enough to lift the needle up to where it can make a seal with the seat.
It seems to me that Lloyd had posted something about running the motor with the top of the carb off and there is a port inside the float chamber that the float height can be referenced to, but I don’t remember the specifics.
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