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    yes i do... i am having all kinds of tests and surgeries.... i got the motor running on the 550...

    yes i do... i am having all kinds of tests and surgeries.... i got the motor running on the 550 and riding it daily... if something falls thru i will let you know.. thank you my friend..
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    Nothing works, though i got power everywhere

    Overjoyed! ~ i I knew it was a ground..
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    Nothing works, though i got power everywhere

    Broken wiring harness ground... could get everything to work if i jumped the ground with a screwdriver...to the negative battery cable... but it took a bit to find the broke ground. all works now.. runs great... everything is working. i knew it was the ground but it took a while and a lot of...
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    Nothing works, though i got power everywhere

    Greetings.. I have an 85 GS550EF... the steering bearing went out. I had to pull the wiring hardness back through the frame to change that bearing, then re did the fork seals. The motor was bleeding oil badly from the head gasket, and I pulled the motor out and changed the rings, the head...
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    Looking for new crank and rod bearings for 85 550E

    i can probablty get by without changing the mains and rod bearings. i was just thinking to change them if i end up splitting the cases. thanks
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    Looking for new crank and rod bearings for 85 550E

    All OEM gaskets... none of the dealers seem to have the bearings..they are not listed as available. thanks man i appreciate it you always were helpful.
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    Looking for new crank and rod bearings for 85 550E

    cant find any,,, .. was lookinf for a kit... containing main and rod bearings, rings, etc... I got gaskets already any idea where i can find this?
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    85 550 ans 85 1150..do i have to pull motor to change the head gasket?

    Ok thanks.
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    85 550 ans 85 1150..do i have to pull motor to change the head gasket?

    Both are E models. both have leaking head gaskets. i was wondering if any of you have done the head gasket replacement without removing the motor?
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    Rebuild kit for a 1985 Suzuki GS550E

    Thanks for the explanation i knew there was a vacuum element involved, And wanted to add that the bowls do fill up. It is going to be some kind of freak situation, i forgot to pull the gas cap off and see if it makes a difference. I got the carbs off already and going to put them in the...
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    Rebuild kit for a 1985 Suzuki GS550E

    It doesnt always start on the choke circuit, why did you put that in quotation marks, is there another words for it? ha.. I am Deaf i dont really know the lingo Hearing peoiple use. I understand that the choke cable is called the "starter" cable and i know, unlike a car, which blocks off air, on...
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    Rebuild kit for a 1985 Suzuki GS550E

    I was hoping to get new needle and seats and some new pilot jets as the previous owner really messed up the top of the pilot jets. The problem i am having is the bike will start on choke then die out real quick. does it over and over,,, after the first two or three times, it has to spin over a...
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    Rebuild kit for a 1985 Suzuki GS550E

    Its the four cylinder with the two 2 barrell carbs... i need a rebuild kit and cannot find one. Anyone can point me to one, i appreciate it.
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    I got the Dyno Jet 3133 kit, and installed that, and put new 47.5 pilot jets in as well. It is running well. thanks for all who replied. The fix yall suggested was what ended up working. Appreciate it.
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/MIKUNI-PILOT-JETS-4-PK-VM22-210-47-5-VM22-210-47-5/192704913340?epid=171262309&hash=item2cde1b9fbc:g:O-0AAOSwRbtaM~Fn:rk:2:pf:0 is this what i need?
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    thanks! where do i get the 47.5 pilots? Also,, in the dyno jet instructions they say changing the pilot air jet will lean out the bottom ... i got a rich condition as it is.. do you think i should try to first? It says that i will have to run a richer air fuel mixture.. i am guessing a 1/4 or...
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    Learned something again. No idea they are different.
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    Yes, there are a lot of mechanics that are fiercely protective of what they know. In the case you stated above, i think thats borderline paranoia. If someone came to my family's mechanic shop and paid $300 to get their car fixed, it's industry standard practice to list what was done, an...
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    I am away from the bike but i found this on YouTube, and though its not the same carb, it is what i remember doing. I left the stock spacer on and added one silver shim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_wWHJArWD0 Is this contrary, Nessissim, to what you are saying, or the same as what you...
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    82 GS1100E pod filter adventure/problems

    i will find out today. I am not sure. The kit had instructions and whatever it said that was what i did. I am going to check today. I probly should have bought a dyna jet kit.
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