This is why No3 cylinder wasnt firing....

[jetta90]

Hello Nessism, just saw your carb pic as well...............might as well help you out too........

you have an electrical problem as well !!

[Paul_IOFJS]

I didn't have to contend with corrosion when I rebuilt mine, just a stupid PO. When I took mine apart, one of them (I can't recall which) had the main jet rattling around in the float bowl!!!!! Just goes to show, you see somthing strange every day.

Paul

[chef1366]

Hello XTlegend,..................yup, a carb looking like that points to an electrical issue for sure !!

Hello Nessism, just saw your carb pic as well...............might as well help you out too........

you have an electrical problem as well !!

Check all the grounds and clean the bullet connections.

[Nessism]

Russr33 gave me these carbs for parts. Butterflys look bad but nothing like inside.

[chef1366]

Russr33 gave me these carbs for parts. Butterflys look bad but nothing like inside.

I thought I was the only one getting disrespected carbs. I have a set of GS1100G carbs I'm going to try to bring back back from the dead. Just got done with a set of 80 GS1100E carbs. Had a goldmine Dynojet kit in it from god knows when but I had to cut the carb bodys a bit to get the idle mixture screws out. These will be on Ebay in a week. Hint hint

[XTlegend]

Oh another question . 3 out of the 4 engine inlet rubbers came off their mounts when I removed the carbs the other day. They arnt cracked and appear in good condition. So I’m thinking I’ll stick them back on but with what? Normal adhesive like 'evostick' or an epoxy?

[Larry D]

Oh another question . 3 out of the 4 engine inlet rubbers came off their mounts when I removed the carbs the other day. They arnt cracked and appear in good condition. So I’m thinking I’ll stick them back on but with what? Normal adhesive like 'evostick' or an epoxy?

Put them back on with a whole lot of nothing. Just good clamps.

[mighty13d]

I think he means that they came apart like this: In which case, you can't simply just put it back together

[Larry D]

Sorry, my bad.....Can't help with that one. Me don't have those there kind of intake manifolds.

[mighty13d]

I think that disintegrating intake boots was an option on these!

[Ola]

That carb looks bad...but bad is relative. GSR member Russr33 gave me some carbs that sat with water in them and some of the float posts had literally disolved, as in gone.
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I hate looking at that. Maybe it's humanizing these objects, maybe it's a weird hang up but I get the same response as when I look at those "strange diseases of the skin" pics that I always regret clicking.

[XTlegend]

I think he means that they came apart like this: In which case, you can't simply just put it back together

Yes thats right - so why cant I stick them back together when clearly they were stuck together when made?

[Big T]

Because the rubber has deteriorated

That's just one big air leak per intake boot

You'll be surprised how much better your bike will run once you replace them

[XTlegend]

Because the rubber has deteriorated

That's just one big air leak per intake boot

You'll be surprised how much better your bike will run once you replace them

But the rubber hasnt deteriorated - no cracks etc. They have simply parted from their mounts. So if I give the mating surfaces a good clean with wire wool and solvent they should fix on with an adhesive/epoxy fine. In theory anyway.

[Big T]

But the rubber hasnt deteriorated - no cracks etc. They have simply parted from their mounts. So if I give the mating surfaces a good clean with wire wool and solvent they should fix on with an adhesive/epoxy fine. In theory anyway.

If they haven't deteriorated, you should be able to easily touch the sides together with a squeeze.

But, by definition, since they fell apart, they've deteriorated.

You can certainly try to glue them back together. But chances are you'll be chasing problems from a repair.

Sometimes, putting money into your bike gives you the chance to ride it rather than wrench on. Intake boots are at the top of that list.