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OK thanks I will do. I am getting my valve gasket Monday! ! I will know by Wednesday how she starts up! I can't wait to get this bike back into her prime. I have seriously been losing sleep over this bike. P's you guys and lady's have been a real life saver.
 
Not to add to your sleeplessness, but.............. I know from experience on my bike that it will start and idle OK with open airbox (no filter), but isn't happy as revs climb. Rethink your carb cleaning- blocked "choke" passages won't let fuel climb into carbs throats to aid cold start.
 
Not to add to your sleeplessness, but.............. I know from experience on my bike that it will start and idle OK with open airbox (no filter), but isn't happy as revs climb. Rethink your carb cleaning- blocked "choke" passages won't let fuel climb into carbs throats to aid cold start.

I am re cleaning my carbs the passages are clean now I believe. I am able to spray carb cleaner through all the choke passages. This means they are clean am I correct? Anything more I should add to my list
 
Did you clean out the little feed hole in each fuel bowl -and shoot carbcleaner (like gumout spray) thru the brass tube ?
 
Did you clean out the little feed hole in each fuel bowl -and shoot carbcleaner (like gumout spray) thru the brass tube ?

I just did that on all of the carbs. I will see how she starts after I get my valve gasket.
 
On a good note I just did a compression test all 145+ on each cylinder! !!
 
I just got my valve cover gasket. Going to give this bike one more try! I hope it's not raining tomorrow. If the bike doesn't start I think I will have a mechanic look at it, I don't know what more I can do.
 
You set the synch screws so the butterflies were just touching your safety pin on all four throttles? You primed the carburetors? You put new o rings on the mixture screws? In this order, spring, washer, o ring? Where are the mixture screws set? The rubber plugs over the pilot jets are in place?

You blew spray carb cleaner through all of the passages after dipping to ensure all of the passages are the same on all carbs? Spray pattern out of the choke feed tube is the same on all four? All are open to the port in the intake side of the carb? Choke feed passages in the float bowls are all clear?
 
As mentioned already, make sure the airbox is installed, air filter cleaned and fitted inside the airbox, and all the clamps are tight. GS's won't run for crap with a missing airbox or/or air filter.
 
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