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Greetings. I am new to the forum, having just recenly bought a 1980 GS850L.
I am in the process of "going through" the carbs, and they had given the previous owner some grief. FWIW, I have searched through some of the carb discussion topics and found them helpful, especially the ones about leaking carbs.
I have also reviewed the carb cleaning sequence on the website, and found it very helpful. My question is this: Will the carbs need to be synchronised again if that procedure is followed? And if so, are there any tricks/homemade gadgets one can use instead of the tools my Haynes manual recommends?
Also, if I'm reading it right, the Pilot Air/Fuel Flow mixture screw (see pictures 25-29 on the carb sequence by John Bloemer) should not be adjusted. If/when I remove them, do they screw all the way back in, or is there a setting they are supposed to be put at?
Much thanks in advance for any and all help. The website rules and has been extremely encouraging as I begin this new "relationship" with the GS850. I already have a Yamaha XS650B that has helped bring me into the world of motorcycles, and I've found a good amount of online help and support for it. So I'm pleased and excited to find that there is GS support as well.
I am in the process of "going through" the carbs, and they had given the previous owner some grief. FWIW, I have searched through some of the carb discussion topics and found them helpful, especially the ones about leaking carbs.
I have also reviewed the carb cleaning sequence on the website, and found it very helpful. My question is this: Will the carbs need to be synchronised again if that procedure is followed? And if so, are there any tricks/homemade gadgets one can use instead of the tools my Haynes manual recommends?
Also, if I'm reading it right, the Pilot Air/Fuel Flow mixture screw (see pictures 25-29 on the carb sequence by John Bloemer) should not be adjusted. If/when I remove them, do they screw all the way back in, or is there a setting they are supposed to be put at?
Much thanks in advance for any and all help. The website rules and has been extremely encouraging as I begin this new "relationship" with the GS850. I already have a Yamaha XS650B that has helped bring me into the world of motorcycles, and I've found a good amount of online help and support for it. So I'm pleased and excited to find that there is GS support as well.
