seafoam & air filter

[rmathew313]

so i got my bike started kinda... well it starts and idles around 3-4k rpm when i give just a little throttle it dies out.... i wanted to run some seafoam through the carbs... how should i go about doing this? plus what do u guys use for an air filter... i have a gs450t

[koolaid_kid]

Have you replaced your carb o-rings?
I run a K&N in the air filter box.
Never seafoamed, so I can't help there.

[Nessism]

Short cuts are long cuts when it comes to carb cleaning.

[wesmoon]

Directions are on sea foam bottle. I pour in to tank during fill up. Use right ratio from bottle. Works decent if I use every oilchange it percent carna from getting nasty and cleans them a bit but won't work miracles if carb are badly plugged.

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[davidduarte]

check your tank, is there rust in it? If so, you need to get it out, one way or another. There are a few different routes you can go to DIY, but if you have a radiator shop in your area, they can clean it out and coat the inside of your tank so it never rusts again (I went that route myself). I had similar problems with my 80 450E. I first put in Techron, the Seafoam, and finally pulled the tank off and injected Seafoam directly into the carbs and ran it. This helped, but it's still a bandaid. What really did the job was pulling the carbs out and thoroughly cleaning them. I have a buddy with a parts cleaner who cleaned them out for me. I also replaced the airbox boots, the intake boots and 0-rings, and used the stainless allen head cap screws from Robert Barr on the intake boots. I did this just recently, so if you need help let me know. It's not a terribly hard job. Good luck, you have a great motorcycle there. When it's tuned up and running right, it's a ton of fun.

[davidduarte]

oh yeah, post some pictures of your bike!