Major Carb Problem

[Anonymous]

I am trying to rebuild the carbs on my 1980 gs1000g, while I was rebuilding them I decided to install a Dynajet stage 3 kit.
The instuctions tell you to adjust the fuel mixture screws in all the way then back off two and a half turns. One of them moved easily the other barely move if at all. Now I have butchered the remaining three and broke a drill bit off in one while trying to use an easy out. ](*,)

Am I completely screwed, did I ruin my carbs? [-o<

Please help guys, the weather is too nice for my bike to be int he garage.

[Anonymous]

find anothr set.

[Anonymous]

Should have been new mixture screws in the rebuild kits, along with their associated o-ring and washer. When I get to where you are I use a small hand torch, not oxy-accy. I should get some warnings back, never to do this, but you're almost out of options when you get to where you are. You will see some of these with the towers cut off so they could get easier access to the screws, to get them out. That's tricky to leave enough threads for proper adjustment. My experience loosening them with a penatrent wasn't good. Soaked them in PB Blaster for about a month with no results, might work on a different set though.

[Pete's GS]

You can pick up another set of carbs on ebay but chances are the pilot screws are frozen on at least some of them as well. Check out what slopoke has to say about jet kets in some recent posts and what I've learned on pilot/air screw removal. Then check out motorcyclecarbs.com, click on the "Parts and Services" button, and scroll down to "GS Pilot Jets." Maybe your pilot screws/jets can be saved but you'll just have to talk to Robert and send them in to find out. Don't stress on it. It's only a motorcycle so have nice beer.

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to say thanks to you guys for your help.
I trimmed the towers down using a dremmel tool and a cut off wheel, then renotched the stripped screws with the cut off wheel. Had to cut into the towers a little bit but got two off them out this way with a little heat from a propane torch. Be careful when doing this, the bodies can melt easily and there are rubber parts that don't like the heat.
Had to drill the other one out, was a bit hard to drill in without hitting the thread or going in two deep. After going through three sizes of easy-outs, I finally got the last one out

Thanks again guys, I'm sure I'll be back with someother interesting problems soon.

[Anonymous]

ok I couldn't find any posts in the search on how far down to cut the towers. if anyone could give another detailed description of this process, or direct me to the topic where it was I'm interested in the knowledge.

[Anonymous]

Well I do not pretend to be a pro at this, but take a look at my page

http://www.geocities.com/qwagmyre/

I put a couple of pics of my carbs and whats left of my bike