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My dad and I are restoring my '79 gs1000, and we just synched the newly rebuilt carbs. The tank is being prepped for paint, so we made a makeshift one out of an aquafina bottle. In the five minutes it took to synch the carbs, it burned 12 oz. of fuel. This seems a little much for idle (1500 rpms). Is it??? Is there something goofy in the carbs???
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Can't really say how many ounces/minute you should get, but your idle is a bit high.
Most people think of fuel useage in terms of miles/gallon, so let us know how that is, once you get it back on the road. 8-[
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That would be aproximately the correct fuel consumption rate for cruising down the highway at about 60 mph. Its quite high for sitting still at idle rpm.
Best guess is you have the choke on, or the choke linkage is not allowing the choke to be fully off.
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At this stage, I wouldn't be too concerned about fuel consumption. When I placed rebuilt carbs back into service, it takes considerable gas to just fill the bowls. I used a small lawn mower tank when synchronizing and it seemed like a lot of gas was used also. Get it on the road and then worry about consumption.Comment
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