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Originally posted by gsvol View PostWhere is it in the carb can it be taken out easy?
if your bike was in your signature we wouldn't have to guess!1978 GS1085.
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gsvol
I had a friend that is a Mercury Outboard Tech listen to the bike I just got
He said the low end jets are clogged, one or more
It wont idle good have to use choke and bogs down at take off...runs great at higher rpms or above 25 or 30 mph
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Originally posted by gsvol View PostI had a friend that is a Mercury Outboard Tech listen to the bike I just got
He said the low end jets are clogged, one or more
It wont idle good have to use choke and bogs down at take off...runs great at higher rpms or above 25 or 30 mph
When's the last time the carbs were cleaned? Best to start with squeaky-clean carbs & go from there. Unless you know for sure the carbs were cleaned properly, then that portion of the "30 yr maintenance plan" is where to start...'85 GS550L - SOLD
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gsvol
Originally posted by hikermikem View PostWhen's the last time the carbs were cleaned? Best to start with squeaky-clean carbs & go from there. Unless you know for sure the carbs were cleaned properly, then that portion of the "30 yr maintenance plan" is where to start...
also i know its been sitting since Oct or Nov
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BassCliff
Hi,
Your bike needs proper maintenance. Go through the maintenance lists in your "mega-welcome" and address each task. Skipping steps or taking shortcuts will lead to frustration at best, severe death and injury at worse.
READ ME!!! <<----Click.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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gsvol
Originally posted by BassCliff View PostHi,
Your bike needs proper maintenance. Go through the maintenance lists in your "mega-welcome" and address each task. Skipping steps or taking shortcuts will lead to frustration at best, severe death and injury at worse.
READ ME!!! <<----Click.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
I put a deposit on this bike in Oct so he parked it inside then and didnt ride it...i made pmts to him and paid him off last week and got the bike. So it has sat since Oct
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Chances are, it's not the jets that are clogged, it's the little passages in the bodies that are behind the jets.
The best way to fix that is to do a full "strip and dip" rebuild, probably a good time to install new o-rings, too.
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Please listen to these guys; far too often previous owners (POs) are great story tellers and nothing more. Do the work the right way now or you will fight it all riding seasonCowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
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BassCliff
Hi,
Originally posted by gsvol View PostHe gave me paper work that shows the fork oil changed flushed etc. chain cleaned and lubed new plugs...bran new Metlez tires bran new brake pad front and rear and brake flush..said gas tank cleaned and carbs cleaned
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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The #5 reply to your original post from hamphshirehog has a link to extensive instructions well worth following.
yes, you can just remove the floatbowls, but, the carbs have to come off,
the jet is accessible after float bowls are removed. the orifice in the low speed (pilot,idle) jet is incredibly tiny, one strand from a piece of wire might pass through the hole...the attached link here shows a cutaway and brief cleaning instructions of a similar carb http://dr350.wikia.com/wiki/CV_Carburetor_cleaningGSX1300R NT650 XV535
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