1979 GS1000 runs for about 30 seconds

[dsw1953]

Ok, so about ayear ago I bought a GS1000. I've put about $700 into getting it going again and now it runs about 30 seconds and quits! I'm lost! Has anyone got any suggestions?

[jimcor]

Well, I would start by checking my fuel petcock and verifying my carbs were getting gas.

[arveejay]

A bad igniter will do exactly that.

[dsw1953]

Thanks for your suggestions? I made a gas tank out of a 50.5 oz (1.43 kg) ketchup bottle, the nipple is the same size as the gas line and have I still the same problem.

I won a working set of carbs on ebay, but thay haven't arrived yet.

As far as the ignitor, are you talking about the started relay?

Sorry, but as I've said before, a piece of paper has more mechanical knowledge than I do......but I'm trying!!!!!

[KEITH KRAUSE]

'79 1000 doesn't have an ignitor.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Re: 1979 GS1000 runs for about 30 seconds

Ok, so about ayear ago I bought a GS1000. I've put about $700 into getting it going again and now it runs about 30 seconds and quits! I'm lost! Has anyone got any suggestions?

Could be a lot of things. What have you done to try to fix it so far?
Any other symptoms? Dark exhaust? Fuel leaking? Backfiring? Is the bike stock? If not, what mod's and brand names of mod's?
What's wrong with the carbs that made you buy some other used ones?

[arveejay]

'79 1000 doesn't have an ignitor.

OOPS, my bad.

[jimcor]

Hmm, is your ketchup bottle vented? (A hole in the top of it) If not try that. If it runs then look at your gas cap for a plugged vent or petcock for a bad diaphram.

[dsw1953]

So far, I have bought a new gas tank, petcock (yes, the vacuum line is hooked up to it), new points and condensers. The carbs I won on ebay arrived today, so I will try putting them on. The guy I bought them from, in Regina, SK, said they were cleaned and ready to go. The gas line has a filter on it, so I'll be able to see if there is any flow. As far as any mods, it all looks stock to me. There are no real symptoms(?) to speak of. It runs for about thirty seconds, then fades and dies. Sometimes to get it going, I squirt some gas into the airbox.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Well, if a shot of gas helps, then that suggests fuel flow/starvation problem, instead of wet fouling the plugs (possible weak spark).
Could be float levels, poor carb synch, air screws/fuel screws adjusted wrong, etc. Since you're getting "new" carbs, we'll just wait top see what happens.
I hope the new carbs are bench synched correctly, floats adjusted, etc. Might be a good time to replace the manifold o-rings too.
Hope you get the right carbs, with correct jetting. Always a gamble with E-bay. Are you sure the carbs are the correct ones? Can we see a pic'?

[SqDancerLynn1]

Make sure you hook the fuel & vent line up correctly The vacuum for the petcock hooks to the # 3 carb for 79

[dsw1953]

The carbs arrived today. They are Mikuni VM26 roundslide carbs from a 1978 GS1000. I took some pictures, but they don't want to be copied into this note.

No, I didn't poke a hole in the bottle. I gave it a slight squeeze every few seconds.