'78 gs 550 carb question.. where do the hoses go?

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Bear with me, I'm sure this has been asked a dozen times, but my manual ran away sometime in the last 2 years since I looked at this project, and looking online has not been much help. 3 lines coming off the carb, large one in the middle, and 2 smaller ones, between 1-2 and 3-4. As for the back story on this bike. It was given to me by my brother, who was kind enough to leave about a pound of varnish in the carbs when he parked it. Fairly impressive, considering he only rode it once in the couple of years he had it. Once upon a time, it had larger jets, k&n filters, and straightpipe exhaust. Someone put stock exhaust on it, and it ran like crap, which is why my brother only rode it once. I found the oring kit on this site, and got stock jets back in the carbs. They look about as close to new as possible. Finding the stock airbox turned into a challenge, and once I finally got it, it was late fall. When spring arrived, life got in the way. My 16 year old daughter got her bike permit this past Monday. Since the Honda Rebel I picked up a couple years ago will go to her....

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[joe79]

Bear with me, I'm sure this has been asked a dozen times, but my manual ran away sometime in the last 2 years since I looked at this project, and looking online has not been much help. 3 lines coming off the carb, large one in the middle, and 2 smaller ones, between 1-2 and 3-4. As for the back story on this bike. It was given to me by my brother, who was kind enough to leave about a pound of varnish in the carbs when he parked it. Fairly impressive, considering he only rode it once in the couple of years he had it. Once upon a time, it had larger jets, k&n filters, and straightpipe exhaust. Someone put stock exhaust on it, and it ran like crap, which is why my brother only rode it once. I found the oring kit on this site, and got stock jets back in the carbs. They look about as close to new as possible. Finding the stock airbox turned into a challenge, and once I finally got it, it was late fall. When spring arrived, life got in the way. My 16 year old daughter got her bike permit this past Monday. Since the Honda Rebel I picked up a couple years ago will go to her....

Hoses between 1-2, 3-4 are breathers.

Central large hose(off lower T piece) between 2-3 is fuel in. Smaller hose above off nipple if not blocked off, is vacuum hose that goes to petcock