cold running

[krjackson]

I have a 1983 GS1100GL,Ihave replaced the carb boots,0-rings and new clamps.I have checked the valves,I have adjusted the idle air screws.Nothing that I have done has seemed to help the way that the engine runs when It is cold.The engine runs great when it gets warmed up,I do not know what to try next,Please help me.

[Steve]

Since you don't have "idle air screws", please tell me how many turns out you have set the IDLE MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT SCREWS.



You say that you have replaced the o-rings. Was that just the o-rings in the intake boots, or all the o-rings in the carbs?

If you happened to change all the o-rings in the carbs, did you also do the full "strip and dip" cleaning of them?

When you re-assembled the carbs, did you get the float height set properly?

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[krjackson]

thank you for responding

I turned the screws out 1 and a half turns.I have taken the carbs apart and I did not see any o-rings to replace,Imust have missed them.What should I soak the carbs in to clean them better than what I have allread done.

[kdo58]

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[BassCliff]

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[tom203]

When you clean carbs, make sure you cleanout "choke" pickup hole at bottom of fuel bowl- this can get plugged easily and interfere with cold starting.