Still Won't Idle! I think I'm done.

Why must you bring up my pain?

Still running like a top, by the way. You can see pictures in the Fab Rally 08 thread.

Bump.

I'm just bumping this thread because I think the trials and tribulations here are important for noobs (like me!). The 80/20 rule does not apply to baseline maintenance!!

Congrats on finally reviving the ride (last year, now)!!!

I just found and read this entire thread and found it to be EXTREMELY educational and a prime example of what TheGSREsources.com is all about! Well done to all who had a hand in the process!

And to UncleMike, enjoy the fruits of your perserverance!

Idling Issues

Grats on getting the issues working back in November Mike and thanks to all those that helped. You have helped more people than you know. I have learned a lot from just reading your thought processes.

I have been dealing with very similar issues and I have religiously read through the entire 10 pages of this thread. Tons of great advice and it sounds as though I have the exact same issues as you except for the leaking boots.

Will not idle below 2k.

thanks mike i'll look'm up...Rob

Can't remember now, but it was either Bikebandit.com or Denniskirk.com.

Either should be fine, choose by price.

new boots

hey Mike where did you get your new carb boots from ? i have gs750 and need new airbox boots ..thanks..rob

Is the temp reservoir vented properly?

#1 - Always trust Keith.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Is the temp reservoir vented properly?

I own a 1980 GS850L, and have just had the carbs overhauled by my local shop. New carb kits, manifolds, gaskets. Bike starts and idles great. About three blips of the throttle it dies... everytime. Checking the carbs, there is no gasoline. Hooked up a clear gas line with an overhead feed directly to the carbs. Gas is available, but after three blips of the throttle it dies...as a result of no gas in the carbs.

I saw a post earlier in this chain that sounded similar to my problem, and a recleaning of the carbs solved the problem.

Can someone comment further on this? We really do not know where to go from here

Thanks,

Jerry

#1 - Never trust someone else's work.

Then, check to make sure your petcock is operating correctly and that your float heights are set correctly.

Similar problem after carb overhaul

I own a 1980 GS850L, and have just had the carbs overhauled by my local shop. New carb kits, manifolds, gaskets. Bike starts and idles great. About three blips of the throttle it dies... everytime. Checking the carbs, there is no gasoline. Hooked up a clear gas line with an overhead feed directly to the carbs. Gas is available, but after three blips of the throttle it dies...as a result of no gas in the carbs.

I saw a post earlier in this chain that sounded similar to my problem, and a recleaning of the carbs solved the problem.

Can someone comment further on this? We really do not know where to go from here

Thanks,

Jerry

Congrats Mike: \\/ Best of Luck on the rest of the small things...give it another month or two and you won't even remember how much fun you were having working on the thing! YOU OWN IT!!!! :-D

Dave

I can't even describe how much my enjoyment has increased since this amazing breakthrough. Those little things are going to be fun too.

For example, I noticed that when I put on the turn signal, the opposite signal flashes in front! Must've switched two wires when I was cleaning connections in the headlight bucket!

[Dave8338]

Congrats Mike: \\/ Best of Luck on the rest of the small things...give it another month or two and you won't even remember how much fun you were having working on the thing! YOU OWN IT!!!! :-D

Dave

Very cool to hear the bikes problems are gone. Just need some fine tuning now.
It appears to have been a combo of poor valve clearances and a loose head. That's what makes participation so cool. We all kind of feed off each others thoughts and come up with ideas. Even if someone doesn't actually pick the right cure, they may have said something that led others toward a fix.
This thread does point out how important it is to be sure all the basic tuning/maintanance has been checked/done first though. It may seem like a lot of "unnecessary" work to do all the scheduled maintanance first, but it needs to be done more often than not anyway and it can actually save time instead of trying fixes one at a time.

You're absolutely right, Keith. I wish I had just gone through and checked the valves/compression as soon as I got her.

Thanks for everything!

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Very cool to hear the bikes problems are gone. Just need some fine tuning now.
It appears to have been a combo of poor valve clearances and a loose head. That's what makes participation so cool. We all kind of feed off each others thoughts and come up with ideas. Even if someone doesn't actually pick the right cure, they may have said something that led others toward a fix.
This thread does point out how important it is to be sure all the basic tuning/maintanance has been checked/done first though. It may seem like a lot of "unnecessary" work to do all the scheduled maintanance first, but it needs to be done more often than not anyway and it can actually save time instead of trying fixes one at a time.