Runs well but plugs are sooty black. Why? (GS1000 G)

[Vloukole]

That is not the exact parts but just what I will be receiving.
The o ring kit from ebay is cheap but the estimated delivery time is not great. Very impatient person

[Vloukole]

I ordered the o rings on ebay. Thanks for the link

[2BRacing]

Robert of CycleORings does ship to RSA. I ordered a set of O rings last year, and it took about 2 weeks. Cannot remember the exact shipping cost, but it was not extravagant, because the package was only a small envelope. If you had not already ordered the ebay ones, you could possibly also have had a set from Robert included in my package that is presently waiting at Steve's for my go-ahead to post to RSA.

Unfortunately our postage strike still has not ended after 4 months (yes, you read that right, 4 months!), so there is a great deal of uncertainty if a package shipped during this unbelievable situation will ever reach its destination. So I am rather waiting until matters have settled down before I give Steve the go-ahead to post my package.

[Vloukole]

Can you tell me what this inlet is for? And what I must do with it? It is between carb 1 and 2 and then between 3 and 4. There are no pipes attached to them. image.jpg

[Vloukole]

I am trying to rebuild the carbs and came accross a stripped pilot jet. How do I remove it???

[BigD_83]

Can you tell me what this inlet is for? And what I must do with it? It is between carb 1 and 2 and then between 3 and 4. There are no pipes attached to them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37241[/ATTACH]

Those are breather pipes and should have hoses running up and over your carbs towards the back and...not sure where they end up on the 1000G, but they should be described in your manual. On here, it is common advice to ditch those hoses with pods. You don't really have to do anything with them, but I would put the hoses back on.

[londonboards]

Stripped pilot jet? Try something like this -

If you are talking about this one:



Have a look at this:

My GS1100 Carb Breakdown

It also shows you how to remove a air screw that is stuck.

Greetings

[steve murdoch]

Richard, thank you for putting together that carb tutorial.

[Vloukole]

Thanks

i did the carb rebuild. Petrol is coming out of the airbox and all over the carb bodies. It wont idle as it is flooding. Why?

[Steve]

Thanks

i did the carb rebuild. Petrol is coming out of the airbox and all over the carb bodies. It wont idle as it is flooding. Why?

Apparently, your float valves are not working to stop the fuel flow. What did you use for a height setting? They should be at 22.4mm.

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[Vloukole]

The height is set at about 24mm. This will stop the flow quicker?

[chuck hahn]

I usually split whatever the manual states. I made myself a float bowl fuel level gauge and everyone that I have subsequently checked was almost spot on...so much that no further adjustments were warranted. Hope this helps. And yes, fuel level in the bowl will also have an effect on richness or leanness. Fuel levels too low and its running lean ( harder for the vacuum in the venturis to adequately take a drink.

Just the opposite if the fuel levels are too high. Way easier to have the carbs suck too much fuel and runs rich.
Take a soda bottle and fill it right to the rim to simulate an overly high fuel level. Now gently suck on the water and you EASILY get a good amount of water....right?

Now, drop the water level about a half inch down from the very rim and try with the same gentle sucking like before...hardly any water can be sucked up..right? Now you have an understanding of what fuel level in the bowls ( your soda bottle ) do and how they make such a big difference.

[Vloukole]

My floats are at 24mm so why are they still so rich/flooding? The needle and seat is brand new so why are the not shutting the flow off?

[chuck hahn]

I deleted the previous post.I was thinking something totally different.

Anyway, how do you know they arent shutting off the fuel flow??? If they arent leaking fuel out the overflows or the intake side of the carbs throats it hard to actually know. The only true way to know would be to take the carbs off and make a gauge that would hold the floats at the 24 MMs while the carbs are upright. Tape 3 of the floats up so they dont free flow and start a line and individually check each carb to see if they still drip when the float is pushing up on the needles. I use water to do this then dry the carbs with the air hose before putting the bowls back on.

Follow what I mean here??? Unless you can actually see whats happening its real hard to say with certainty if the needles are leaking or not. Its a pain in the azz to have to do it but its the only way I have came up with to be able to work the floats up and down and for sure visually see that they do in fact act right. I even welded up a stand for VMs and CVs for just this purpose. I set the rack in after removing the bowls, tape 3 floats up, and let the gravity tank flow the water while working each float up and down. If its at the set float ht and theres no seepage I tape it up and move to the next carb and repeat the process. If I find one that seeps I readjust the hts and recheck it till its good. Water is good because its easy to clean up and isnt flammable and expensive. Lay a towel down and check away.

[Vloukole]

Fuel is coming from the airbox. Where is the overflow?