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Trouble Starting

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Sucking on the vacuum hose did the trick. At least temporarily. She ran for a while but still acted fuel starved. Ran long enough to reveal some oil leaks as well. I think I am gonna take everything down and repair/clean it.

Thanks for the advice guys!
 
NeyborDayfid said:
Also, I'm looking at the boots on your airbox where they attach to the rear of the carb and they appear to have been cut.
Are they? If so, you wont have the correct resistance through the air-filter.
You'll need to seal it. :)
Hope that helps.
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Thanks for pointing out the above. Whilst checking out BikeCliff's megawelcome (thanks for that!) I see that a common thing that needs to be done is replacement of the 'intake boots.' When I go to the OEM fiche I dont see these boots listed. I assumed that these connect the airbox to the carbs, no?
 
Soyanarchisto said:
Thanks for pointing out the above. Whilst checking out BikeCliff's megawelcome (thanks for that!) I see that a common thing that needs to be done is replacement of the 'intake boots.' When I go to the OEM fiche I dont see these boots listed. I assumed that these connect the airbox to the carbs, no?
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Intake boots connect your carbs to the cylinder head. They have o-rings that shrivel up, and are made of rubber that dries out after a few decades. So a new-to-you GS almost certainly needs new intake o-rings and possibly intake boots.

Your pic showed a big gash in the air-box boot. That's also not good, adds extra air to your mix, etc.
 
MisterCinders said:
Your pic showed a big gash in the air-box boot. That's also not good, adds extra air to your mix, etc.
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I thought I would follow-up on this statement. Turns out there is a sleeve inside the airbox boot that when the spring clip is tightened it seals the carb and airbox body.
 
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