carb boot size Is different size

[Guest]

New to the forums, already used the search and could not find what I was looking for. I have 2 different gs850 s. I'm using one as a parts bike. My delima is that the carb boots off of the 77 are smaller diameter the the intake ports, on the 82. I've done Vin searches and could not find anything saying they would be different? I can always swap the motor with eh smaller ports.... but who wants to do that? Any suggestions or answers are greatly appreciated!!! I can upload th w images in a bit. For now. Smaller Carb bike motor gs850-104144. Bigger port motor gs850-156276

[azr]

No such thing as a 77' 850. They began production of the 850's in 79'. If you have a 79' it has VM carbs and your 82' has CV carbs, the intake boots are not interchangeable because your carbs are different. You must have seen that when you looked at both carbs? if you throw up some pictures we will be able to quickly tell you what bikes you have. Buy some new boots for which ever bike you want to run properly.

[Big T]

What he said

the 79 is a one year only bike and has many different parts than any other year