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    Yet another carb issue

    Seems like there are quite a few carb issues recently.
    Mine has a storied backeground, but suffuce to say...... I rebuilt my 80 GS1100's carb and found that I could not remove 3 of the air/fuel mixture screws so I took it to a mechanic that has otherwise done a real good job for me, and he destroyed the 3 carbs trying to get the screws out, one has no threads left, 2 have easy out parts imbedded in them, and the fourth was the one I was able to get the screw out from in the first place. So I bought a set off of ebay for 75 bucks and it took me two full days to get them clean. The gas in them have gone past jelly to some kind of tartar or plaque like cementish alloy. I used all the parts I had put into my other set and everything seemed right with them.
    I put them on the bike and after a couple minutes of coaxing, the bike fired and sounded great, a little high on the RPM, but stron real strong.
    Then gas started coming out of the side of left side outer carb.
    I looked at my old set and it looks the same to me. Is this a common issue of me forgetting to do something? Is there suppose to be a plug in there? Here is a picture of the problem carb. Sorry the quality isn't a bit better, this camera phone takes better, but only sometimes.

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    Past:73' CL360, 74' CB450, 80' GS550,
    83' CB550SC, 78' CX500, 81' GL1100,
    85' GL1200LTD, 85' Honda Rebel
    84' GS1150, 92' GSX 1100G
    Current:
    80' GS1100E,,
    81 Yamaha XS1100,
    01' Bandit 1200
    sigpic

    #2
    I'm guessing you did not put the carbs in the correct order when you reassembled the rack...
    also means the float is stuck

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      #3
      Now it all makes, sense.
      I used one carb from the first rack of carbs it was number 3.
      The number one carb of the set I got off Ebay also had a destroyed Air/fuel mixture screw, so that's why i used the number 3 carb in its place.
      I think I just need to plug that hole up. I wouldn't think the float is stuck, I really cleaned them well and springy pin moved very easily.
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      Past:73' CL360, 74' CB450, 80' GS550,
      83' CB550SC, 78' CX500, 81' GL1100,
      85' GL1200LTD, 85' Honda Rebel
      84' GS1150, 92' GSX 1100G
      Current:
      80' GS1100E,,
      81 Yamaha XS1100,
      01' Bandit 1200
      sigpic

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        #4
        It should work if you plug it,
        Last edited by Guest; 06-25-2008, 12:26 AM.

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          #5
          If you can find a small freeze plug at auto shop ?? Otherwise I would take one of the connecting tubes & cut a small piece off one end (with O rings) fill the tube with JB weld push it in the hole. Smear a little JB on the outside

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            #6
            Thats a great idea to use on of the extra connectors.
            Do you still think the float may be stuck?
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            Past:73' CL360, 74' CB450, 80' GS550,
            83' CB550SC, 78' CX500, 81' GL1100,
            85' GL1200LTD, 85' Honda Rebel
            84' GS1150, 92' GSX 1100G
            Current:
            80' GS1100E,,
            81 Yamaha XS1100,
            01' Bandit 1200
            sigpic

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