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  1. Suzuki Mad

    Cleaning carbs and.....

    Stripping the carbs and taking out the pilot screw.....yes you guessed it......... ...the screw was seized in. It moved half a turn in and half a turn out. I was probably using the wrong screwdriver bit or putting too much force on the brass head but it stripped the slot coming out. After a...
  2. Suzuki Mad

    Carb colours.

    Thanks. I will see if it can be purchased in the UK.
  3. Suzuki Mad

    Carb colours.

    Cheers HH. I've got a few weeks wait to sort the carbs out but I'm a lot closer than I was after yesterday. Only got to find a new pilot screw.........
  4. Suzuki Mad

    Carb colours.

    Thank you for the link.
  5. Suzuki Mad

    Carb colours.

    My 1983 GSX1100ESD had black carbs.....well it did before it went into the ultrasonic cleaner and now its a shabby black and silver colours. Does anyone know the paint code or a close match to the Suzuki original black of the day? Was it matt or a gloss colour? Any help would be greatly...
  6. Suzuki Mad

    1980 GS1000ET back from the dead.....I hope.

    Big step forward today thanks to Londonboard's and the use of his ultrasonic cleaner and expertise. GS1000 carbs cleaned, re-assembled and waiting to go back on the bike. Been a long day and without starting now I am going to have a go at fitting them back in the bike tomorrow morning...
  7. Suzuki Mad

    1980 GS1000ET back from the dead.....I hope.

    Not done a lot to the GS so nothing to really report. Carbs are apart and I'm waiting for some help. A few more bits have arrived so I can do a service to the engine once its started running and warmed the oil up. The front brake master cylinder rebuild kits arrived just waiting on the Circlip...
  8. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    Padgets of Batley sell it.
  9. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    I'm soaking jets, emulsion tubes, washer and pilots in acetone. I have the floats, float needle housing, float needle, screw, locating bracket and pin in white vinegar cleaning over night to get the worst of the varnish/old fuel off the carbs. I washed the inside of the float bowls out with...
  10. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    When I stripped the bowls off a few days ago.... ....about 3 minutes with Nail varnish remover supplied by my daughter.... (its acetone in another form) Cheers guy's.
  11. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    Acetone is more likely that Berrymans here in the UK. It wasn't dropped. I had to get a little aggressive to get it out after 24 hours of soaking and thats where the damage occured.
  12. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    Cheers HH. I will see if I can get some. Yes it is. The jet thread is also damaged now. I have a new one on order.
  13. Suzuki Mad

    Best substance to clean tarnish off carb insides

    So far I have tried:- Malt Vinegar 5% Apple vinegar 5% Bi-carbonate of soda Coke Carb cleaner ...and nothing is shifting this varnished old fuel from the carbs, jets and tubes. Anybody else suggest something that will at least soften this off. I know we cant buy Berrymans carb cleaner...
  14. Suzuki Mad

    UK GS1000 owners Rotella t40 alternative

    I use Comma Mineral Motorway oil at ?9.95 a 5 litre can. I once used Silkolene Comp 4 as I use in the bandit. The GS clutched slipped like a '*******' and I had oil leaks from gaskets. Went to the Comma, no oil leaks and the clutch stopped slipping.
  15. Suzuki Mad

    Piston Ring Gap for GS1100GL?

  16. Suzuki Mad

    1979 GS425E Suspension, Brakes Setup

    Top of the tube should be level with the top of the top yoke (triple tree where you are.) Might be worth stripping the front end down, check spring length and change the oil from original (10W) to something a little stiffer. Rear has a 5 position adjuster at the bottom of the unit. You lift it...
  17. Suzuki Mad

    Laying up GS's correctly.

    Yes. I know they will clean up with an ultrasonic cleaner and a small cost for new seals but if I had put it away properly then none of this would have happened and the bike would have been running fine. I hear stories from people who have had GS1000, GS(X)1100 's in the garage, 'I just pop...
  18. Suzuki Mad

    Laying up GS's correctly.

  19. Suzuki Mad

    Laying up GS's correctly.

  20. Suzuki Mad

    Laying up GS's correctly.

    This is what happens to carbs when you don't drain the fuel from them and leave them for 14 years.
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