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GS550e Running Issues

  • Thread starter Thread starter c0okiez
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c0okiez said:
mix screws turned no problem for me. however, i just noticed the cyl3/4 carb bowl was dripping fuel out of the drain plug, and now it turns out the inside threads are stripped so it wouldn't tighten. i need a new bowl now...ugh. but have no idea where to get one. part fische's don't sell them.
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Well, like I said, I've got a 2nd set that would be great for parts. :)

PM me if interested.
 
its been a couple days since ive been on here. but now, im running into more issues. After adjusting the mix screws to 2-2.5 turns out (all 4 of them) and leaving the tank sitting a day or two with rust remover in it, the bike won't start. it will crank and crank but wont turn over. i swear fixing something always causing more things to go wrong.
 
Did you prime the carbs first? Even after a couple of days like that it may take a few minutes to get enough fuel in to start up.
 
yeah the carbs were primed, it is getting spark, but choke or no choke it does the same thing. crank, crank, crank. checked the petcock after reassembling and the fuel flows with vacuum applied. but the bastard won't turn over
 
Sometimes I squirt a little gas into the sync plug holes, then crank it...

Check that your idle adj screw is turned up enough (or maybe too much?)

If it fires up & the RPM's immediately shoot through the roof, hit the kill switch & back the the idle adj screw down..

Re-check your petcock vaccum line & make sure it's connected

Good luck.
 
Hi,

Continuing our process of elimination...

Did you install new aftermarket float bowl gaskets?

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If you did install aftermarket gaskets with punch-outs, make sure they are exactly the same configuration as the OEM gaskets. You'll notice in the example above that there are TWO punch-outs that need to be removed to make the aftermarket gasket exactly like the OEM gasket. And all gaskets in the carb rack may not be exactly the same (although I know we're dealing with only two here). ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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hey skreemer, I am looking at bikebandit oem catalog for the 89 gs500. Is the mix screw referred to as the screw pilot, #23. If so, is the spring listed with it the same as well as the 83-86 550es.
Thanks and sorry for jumping in.
 
i havent installed aftermarket gaskets so i can't figure out what the deal with this bike is.
 
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