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    79 gs850 carbs burn rich

    I am having a issue with black smoke out my tailpipe. I know the carbs are burning a little rich and was wondering if I was to take out the airbox and put in pods, will that make it better or worse?
    Thanx

    #2
    Well if it's running rich, removing the air box and adding pods should help towards leaning the mixture out; but it won't make it right.

    why not just fix the problem?
    De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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      #3
      If you spend the time and effort to tune it properly it could be better. Tuning the VM carbs on your '79 is quite straightforward. But it takes a lot of time to get it right.
      But fixing the reason for the richness would be a lot easier. Floats must have a problem, or the choke is open a little bit, or something simple like that.

      Take them apart and see what is wrong. It is absolutely guaranteed to need new O rings by now, that could be all that is wrong.


      Life is too short to ride an L.

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        #4
        Hi,

        What do the plugs look like? Have you ever changed the stock jetting? Did you over-oil your air filter? Have you adjusted the valves lately? Pod filters are too much of a hassle in my book. I like my airbox.

        Check your "mega-welcome" in your other thread for the low-down on how to get these bike running their best.

        Thank you for your indulgence,

        BassCliff

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