acceptable airbox sealing?

[Guest]

So i'm down to the fix a problem find a problem phase of getting the gs650 back on the road and i just replaced the manifold o-rings which were leaking. Now i've found that my intermediate portion of my airbox, the part that slips between the filter housing and the carbs has a leak at the filter side boot. I was wondering what the acceptable methods of sealing this boot were, because i don't wanna bandaid this and i don't know if that boot is still available new. I was thinking of using some liquid gasket maker

[60ratrod]

i also forgot to mention that it has a slow to return to idle, which made me think that it was running too rich, so i ran the idle/pilot mix screws in from 2 turns out to 1 and 3/4 turns out and didn't help. i may need to go in about another 1/4 turn, but also while chasing for vacuum leaks by using starting fluid, i found that the seal between the carb box and air filter box to have a leak. so that is something that i need to address before i continue tweaking a/f mixes and vacuum sync.

[tom203]

" i've found that my intermediate portion of my airbox"

are you referring to oval connection on filter box to airbox ( see pic) or the 4 tubes that connect to carb mouths?
A slow return to idle is more likely a leak on carb boot side. You replaced the boot/head o-rings, how do boots themselves look?

[60ratrod]

the boots looked great, no cracks or tears that i could see and still soft and pliable. i haven't been able to find any leaks. i went a head and pulled that part and applied some sealant/gasket maker. it ran great on the test bottle while i was vacuum tuning and testing for vacuum leaks and didn't find any, idled great, and rev'd up and came back down just fine. tank on and test ride i found a hanging idle and lack luster acceleration, not like what it used to have. i pulled the plugs and #2 was damn near spotless and after testing the spark i found intermitant spark so i think my diy ignitor may need rebuilding, or i have a bad wire/connection at the coil. i think that i am going to rebuild the ignitor anyway, since i used cheap hei modules from ebay and solder in a case ground. i think it may have been the root of my problems when i took it off the road last september to start the transmission since i was having such a running issue and the trans needed looked at.

[Grimly]

Keep us updated with the ignitor situation, as I've not done much with mine, but would like to know how it stands up for long-term use. Any shortcomings or pitfalls would be useful to know.

[60ratrod]

Will do grimly. You're the one that i stole the light switch housing idea from