Vaccuum line

[dsw1953]

Hello All,

I am trying to get a 1979 GS1000E going again. I recently bought a new gas tank and petcock. No gas is coming out of the tank and, upon inspection, I realized that the petcock runs on vacuum to allow gas to get to the carbs. I have looked and don't seem to see one near the carbs. My intention is to splice a tee and connect into the petcock. Am I blind? Where is the vacuum line?

Yes, as many of you may be thinking....I'm about as mechanical as a dead chicken and truly appreciate your assistance.

Scott

[earlfor]

Re: Vaccuum line

If the VM carbs on your 79 1000 are the same as the VM carbs were on my 79 750, the vacuum fitting for the petcock will be on the left side of the #2 carb. It will be a 1/4" brass nipple about 1/2 long.

Earl

Hello All,

I am trying to get a 1979 GS1000E going again. I recently bought a new gas tank and petcock. No gas is coming out of the tank and, upon inspection, I realized that the petcock runs on vacuum to allow gas to get to the carbs. I have looked and don't seem to see one near the carbs. My intention is to splice a tee and connect into the petcock. Am I blind? Where is the vacuum line?

Yes, as many of you may be thinking....I'm about as mechanical as a dead chicken and truly appreciate your assistance.

Scott

[kalessin]

If you put the petcock on the "PRI" (prime) setting, then it shouldn't require vacuum to let the gas flow.

The vacuum draws off of a nipple on one of the carbs, on the set in the carb cleanup series on the main gsresources website, it's off the #2 carb (#1 is leftmost as you sit on the bike).

http://www.thegsresources.com/images/carbs/004_Vacuum%20Port%20to%20Petcock.jpg

This view is from the engine side of the carbs, so if you can find a nipple that's on the engine side of the carbs, you may be in luck..

[earlfor]

Any vacuum fitting on any carb will work to operate the petcock. All the petcock wants is a vacuum source. It couldnt care less where it gets it. :-)

Earl

If you put the petcock on the "PRI" (prime) setting, then it shouldn't require vacuum to let the gas flow.

The vacuum draws off of a nipple on one of the carbs, on the set in the carb cleanup series on the main gsresources website, it's off the #2 carb (#1 is leftmost as you sit on the bike).

http://www.thegsresources.com/images/carbs/004_Vacuum%20Port%20to%20Petcock.jpg

This view is from the engine side of the carbs, so if you can find a nipple that's on the engine side of the carbs, you may be in luck..

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Re: Vaccuum line

Hello All,

I am trying to get a 1979 GS1000E going again. I recently bought a new gas tank and petcock. No gas is coming out of the tank and, upon inspection, I realized that the petcock runs on vacuum to allow gas to get to the carbs. I have looked and don't seem to see one near the carbs. My intention is to splice a tee and connect into the petcock. Am I blind? Where is the vacuum line?

Scott

Hi. I have the same model.
The brass nipple that supplies vacuum for the petcock is on the left side of carb #3.
The other two nipples, on the left sides of carbs #2 and 4, are floatbowl vent nipples.