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1983 GS550L problems!!!! plz help

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ryan734
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lovely bike really nice and the probs are likely minor
I wonder how the diaphraghm died in the arb at such a low mileage.
As someone said always suspect what a PO says they may be pillar of the community and saintly in all things but when it come to offloading an old bike people are pure bastards.
 
Thx an appreciate it an thats what i thought as well.. thats why i couldnt look past it for 450bucks especially when he started it rt up with no problems an road home so nice!! Smh!! An service manual aint helpin me none.. im like dumb founded when it comes to electrical **** an mechanical stuff.. would love to be riding this thing already.. an ur rt the guy i got it from could of jus been tryin to off it when tellin me about diaphragms which was prolly from sitting so long if they was bad..
 
Nice condition. That will be a great bike once you sort this minor thing out.

JEEPRUSTY said:
As someone said always suspect what a PO says they may be pillar of the community and saintly in all things but when it come to offloading an old bike people are pure bastards.
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I like that. :0
 
So charged battery again an tried to fire still nothing.. but decided to change oil an filter&when took cap off oil case an smelled it had horrible smell of gas.. smh!! Dropped all oil oit an was gonna pull filter!! could this be Part of my problem?? An their seemed to be more oil in their then shoulda been... maybe cause gas was mixing with it cus of my bad petcock?? Jus hope thjs didnt ruin my bike.. what steps should i take from here
 
Your crankcase is full of gas. Don't try to run it like this.

First, change the oil. Then run it for a little while (say, 5 minutes max), and then change it again with a new filter. Around here, we like Shell Rotella 15W-40. Works great in motorcycles and (assuming you're in the U.S.) can be had for cheap at almost any Walmart.

Then get a new petcock and install it. In a pinch, people have gotten away with a on/off valve inline with the petcock and carbs but I don't recommend this as a permanent solution.
 
Unfortunately i think guy before me ran it like that.. not sure on how long an if this has anything to do with me not being able to get started then stay runnin?? An i have already bought an replaced petcock before discovering gas in oil..
 
Also if i cant get running again how am i gonna let the new oil run threw for lil bit then change filter an oil?? But none the less if this dont help me then im still stuck tryin to figure out if my problem is electrical or what??
 
Ryan734 said:
Also if i cant get running again how am i gonna let the new oil run threw for lil bit then change filter an oil?? But none the less if this dont help me then im still stuck tryin to figure out if my problem is electrical or what??
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What color is your spark. Orange or blue? Orange is weak spark, blue is good spark. If are getting good spark every time then your problem is not electrical It's a fuel problem. Which will be a petcock/carb issue.

If you are getting weak spark then you aren't getting enough voltage to the coils. This is electrical.

Fuel in your oil will not make the bike not run from what I understand. It thins out the oil and is just bad to run it like that.
 
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