1981 Suzuki Gs 650L

[lmrmllr89]

last night i ordered new carb boots and new fuel valve......now all i have to do is reassemble and install carbs, finish valve adjustment, change the oil, refill final drive oil, install exhaust,and fire it up

anyone know where i can find a new fuel tee for where the gas line connects to the carbs in the middle??? it seems to be discontinued

[tom203]

This ebay seller might know- the link is to a similar part. I think the 550 and 650 share same "T". Have you asked member TheCafekid - he might point you somewhere?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-GS1000-GS750-GS850-CARB-FUEL-TEE-/110872080443?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19d07db03b

[lmrmllr89]

Well tonight i got three of the carbs assembled.....



Drained the engine oil



Also cut myself a new ignition cover gasket out of gasket paper

[lmrmllr89]

well i got the shims and finished the valve adjustment....well sort of..

this had me confused...maybe someone has had this happen before...the one valve had less than .02 mm clearance so i went to the next size thinner and now its at .09 mm so i left it at that figuring it was better loose than tight but why did it jump that much with only changing the shim by .05 mm size difference

[7981GS]

Did you rotate the engine enough to seat the replacement shim before re-measuring?

Eric

[lmrmllr89]

i did two complete turns of the cam lobe and i tried it two different time with two different same size shims....same results...

[tom203]

i did two complete turns of the cam lobe and i tried it two different time with two different same size shims....same results...

looser is good ,especially if bike has been sitting or ran poorly before, might close down as it runs.

[lmrmllr89]

Did some work today...installed the new to me exhaust and the freshly oiled air filter......





Also put air box in...just waiting for parts to come in now.....

[GateKeeper]

Nice progress.....It's coming along very nicely...

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[lmrmllr89]

no pics for today(since im at work now).
but friday my last missing part came in and on saturday i assembled the carbs and fired it up....its running great with no hesitation at any point, no smoke or oil coming out tailpipe (like it was before). i rode it about 13 miles saturday and then to work this morning. i will be going over lunch to get the safety inspection don, then other than a few minor adjustments on the carbs she is all done..

[lmrmllr89]

so ive been running the bike back and forth to work for the last couple of days with no issues, starts right up every time and runs great. however today i filled up with gas on the way to work and when i got to work and parked it, a few drips of gas came out the bowl vent tubes and the airbox drain tube. why would it do that, it never did it before...is it a fluke thing, is it a problem or did i just fill the tank to full maybe?