Carbs gummed up?

[Guest]

I have an '82 GS450T. It's been sitting in my garage the last couple years. When last used it ran well. I put stabilizer in what little fuel was in the tank and then let it sit after the battery died. I got a new battery for it the other day, added fresh fuel, and it cranked over great but won't fire. I tried a little starting fluid in the cylinders and it fires just fine on that so I know the problem is that it's not getting fuel. Is there anything I can add to the fuel to sort of "force feed" and dissolve what traces of gumming there might be, such as Sea Foam, or do I really need to take the carbs off? At my age and creaky knees, I sure don't relish that prospect.

[trtsmb]

It would probably be best to take the carbs off and give them a good cleaning.

[steve murdoch]

+1 on the carb clean and o-ring replacement.
SeaFoam will work on something that is 95% sorted.
Have a look at this tutorial. http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...ning_guide.pdf

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