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What is this!?!

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AngeloBj

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Working on the carbs for my 83 GS450GA and I had the #1 (I think) float bowl off and when It came off this came out!

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It fell out of the hole here (The hole right in the middle of the picture, just above my pinky.)

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I cant find, or at least I don't see it, on the diagram.

So I have 3 questions.

1) What the hell is this for?

2) Do I have all the pieces. Seems like there should be a spring in there somewhere.

3)What order do they go in?

Thanks
 
I think it just blocks off the passage... probably find that passage is left open in another application of the same carb/float bowl.

:)
 
Ok after looking into the passage and following it through the carb, it connects to something called the "Diaphragm Assy, Accelerating" (Another part that I cant figure out what it's for. Its a diaphragm that connects to a shaft that runs up to the throttle linkage. I am assuming it provided added fuel when accelerating.

But I dont like to assume. Anyone have more knowledge on this?
 
Highway_Glider said:
I didn't know that bike have "Acceleration pumps".

If one open the throttle really fast the air will get in the engine faster than the fuel can be sucked and atomized. Causind a Lean condition. It can last long enough to loose power even shut the engine off.

The acceleration pump give extra fuel for that critical moment.

DP

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Carburated aircrafts have acceleration pumps because an aircraft engine can and should be able to go from idle to full as fast as a man can smash a thottle.
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Thanks for the info! Now I just have to figure out if I have all the bits...
 
Yup, that certainly looks like an accelerator pump shaft sticking up at the bottom of the picture. Checked the original brochure, and your model definitely had them.
 
i don't know that carb well, but it sure looks like an accelerator pump check valve.

they are a one way valve when the pump rod is depressed it shoots gas out a jet. when the rod is released it 'opens ' up to draw in more fuel for the next shot.
 
Do yo guys know if there is supposed to be a spring in there? I cant find this part in any of the documentation I have. Its like it doesn't exist. Then again...my service manual hasn't arrived yet.
 
on the suzuki fiche, it only shows ONE FLOAT BOWL, and thats the one for the other carb.
only one carb has the pump.

I suspect they left it off the fiche.. hmmmmm

i'll do some more digging! but we might need someone who has one to let us know whats supposed to be in there....... and where and what order!!:)
 
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barnbiketom said:
on the suzuki fiche, it only shows ONE FLOAT BOWL, and thats the one for the other carb.
only one carb has the pump.

I suspect they left it off the fiche.. hmmmmm

i'll do some more digging! but we might need someone who has one to let us know whats supposed to be in there....... and where and what order!!:)
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It won't be the first time that they left stuff off the fiche, I was looking for '78, '79 GS1000 carb choke parts, nothing listed there even though they show the parts.
I would think they would show an exploded view of the carbs in the service manual but I couldn't find one on BassCliff's site.
 
Thanks for all the hard work guys....I lost the bike today(See my build thread for details), but I intend to find out the answer so other GA owners can benefit from my loss.
 
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