I've read up on the carb cleaning and searched around, but I have some basic beginner's questions.
My bike is a 1981 GS850G that my dad just gave me. It had been sitting in a shed unused for a couple years. After I put a new battery in it it started fine but would never idle when I closed the choke. Now it seems like I wore it out, as it won't even idle with the choke on. Won't really even turn over. Yes, there was a little bit of gas in there when I got the bike, which I did not drain (regrettably). I added new gas with some B12. Should I drain it out completely?
I am hoping a good carb cleaning will get her running. But I am embarrassed to say that I cannot get the fuel tank off. Manuals say just unscrew the bolt under the seat and lift it off, but there seems to be a hinge at the top end attached under the control display that prevents me from removing it. There is also an electrical wire running from the inside underneath area of the fuel tank to the area near the battery. How do I disconnect that?
And it seems straightforward enough to remove the carbs from the 4 connections, but there is cable attachment in the middle of the carb that seems like it needs to be removed first.
I hope I don't sound too much like a baby. I am confident I can get the job done and am excited about learning. But everything I've read assumes that the carb is already removed from the bike... How do I get it out!? :-)
Thanks,
Thomas
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