Help! First time reconstruction! SO MANY HOSES! 1979 GS1000l

[Guest]

Just bought the bike. Trying to put it together. Tank is a mess and I don't know how the gas lines and overflows work. So many nipples and not enough explanation! 4 carbs and 7 nipples I know about!

[Cipher]

There are a lot of manuals here

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

The fSM has routing diagrams

[hillsy]

You should have 4 fuel overflow hoses (one on each bowl), 2 float bowl breathers and one fuel inlet.

Not that complicated??

[Nessism]

You should have 4 fuel overflow hoses (one on each bowl), 2 float bowl breathers and one fuel inlet.

Not that complicated??

...and one vacuum line.

[MagicFleck57]

There are a lot of manuals here

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

The fSM has routing diagrams

Thanks! I'm new to the motorcycle world and even newer to the forum! Thanks for help navigating!

[MagicFleck57]

Now that's funny! Which is which? Where are they supposed to be routed?

[MagicFleck57]

Hell yeah thank you! What is FSM?

[hillsy]

Factory Service Manual.

[hillsy]

The 4 carb bowl overflows go down between the back of the motor and the swingarm pivot, I think the 2 float bowl breathers go over the top of the airbox and under the seat, the fuel line goes to the fuel tap (the big spigot) and the vacuum hose goes from the fuel tap (small spigot) to one of the carb manifolds (usually #2).