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79 GS550 restoration

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i have a 550 with 20,000 miles and one prior owner. when i got it i rebuilt the carbs right away cause it would idle all day but would die with any throtle. got my carbs cleaned and back on and got a new air filter, when i took it on a test ride it would acclerate really nice with good throttle response until i hit 4500rpm. when i got home i found wher to hook up my vacume carb sync. and all 4 read the same late valve timeing OR intake manifold leak. and thats how far ive got
 
JAMAC1120 said:
i have a 550 with 20,000 miles and one prior owner. when i got it i rebuilt the carbs right away cause it would idle all day but would die with any throtle. got my carbs cleaned and back on and got a new air filter, when i took it on a test ride it would acclerate really nice with good throttle response until i hit 4500rpm. when i got home i found wher to hook up my vacume carb sync. and all 4 read the same late valve timeing OR intake manifold leak. and thats how far ive got
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the bike has not been ran in about 10 years but did kick start when he pulled it out of the garage.:dancing: if anyone has some advice or tips on my restoration that could save me some time or money that would be great :D
 
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