float bowl plugs

[luc8421]

Hey guys, my 1985 gs700es and I are having relationship issues, I want to have an idle, it doens't. I've taken the carbs off and have been looking through them to finde needles/jets that I can clean out and readjust, and now I have a few questions.
1. what is the stock number of turns I should unscrews the mixture screws.
2. what is the purpose of the rubber plugs in the float bowl that cover up a jet, what would happen if I removed those?

Thanks for all your help

[Anonymous]

plugs

Not sure about the turns ( 1 1/2??) but I think the plugs are to fill in the holes after the machine work is done.....Mike

[Anonymous]

I have a '81 550t i assume that they similiar and i had plugs in that didn't seal. This caused the bike to run rich and not go below 2500 rpms. I was told to replace them by someone on this cite and i did and the problem is fixed so i would say that u need to replace them.

[luc8421]

could I use silicon gasket sealer to seal my old plugs?

[Anonymous]

could I use silicon gasket sealer to seal my old plugs?

Only if it's gas resistant.