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Help GS550ES carbs rebuild

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dont soak them, they have a rubber oring bushing thing on the bottom of them
 
So, I took the plungers out and polished them nice and shiny and put them back together and the strange thing is that now the second idle screw on carb 1 makes a difference but the 1st one still doesn't... the mix screws for both 3 and 4 on the second carb both still work.. any thoughts? i've got new spark plugs as well and just rebuilt the carb. valves are a little noisy so i'm due for an adjustment there. I've also got an issue with cable routing or adjustment. I put in a new throttle cable and turning the handlebars left or right rev the engine up. Does anyone have any good tips on adjusting and routing those cables? I will search the forums in the mean time. Thanks
 
that can happen even if its routed fine, turn the handle bars to the side and adjust cable slack. If its excessive when you return to the center then work on rerouting
 
jabull said:
So, I took the plungers out and polished them nice and shiny and put them back together and the strange thing is that now the second idle screw on carb 1 makes a difference but the 1st one still doesn't... the mix screws for both 3 and 4 on the second carb both still work.. any thoughts? i've got new spark plugs as well and just rebuilt the carb. valves are a little noisy so i'm due for an adjustment there. I've also got an issue with cable routing or adjustment. I put in a new throttle cable and turning the handlebars left or right rev the engine up. Does anyone have any good tips on adjusting and routing those cables? I will search the forums in the mean time. Thanks
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I would recommend adjusting the valves before worrying about the idle mix screw. As many have said, it is more important than you think. I did mine early on so I don't know how much of a difference it made overall, but #2 was tight and causing compression issues.

The plunger was the issue for me. I disconnected #1 from the cable and adjusted everything, no stalling while braking now! Until I get replacements, this will have to do, the bike will just be a bit grumpy when starting before it warms up.
 
thanks for the great tip. I was actually headed out to do that today, figuring it was the next thing on my list... and maybe should have been the first :-)
 
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