Help identifying the Carbs on my GS850 GG 1986 (European)

[Assaf]

Does anyone have anything particular to say about fuel filters?
I have one, but it might be pretty old, so I'm thinking of changing it.

There are a few options here at Z1

http://www.z1enterprises.com/catalog.aspx?pid=SPCF0

Any thoughts on which to choose? Or are they all pretty much the same.


Also, there are some Jet plugs on ebay at a third the price of Z1
Are they ok, or poorer quality?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-GS1000-GS850-GS750-CARB-RUBBER-PASSAGE-PLUGS-/380376460148?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item5890342b74

http://www.z1enterprises.com/carb-rubber-passage-plug-4-suzuki-yamaha-1962.aspx?ID=1962

thanks

[BassCliff]

Hi,

If your fuel system is clean there is no need for an inline fuel filter. They can cause fuel starvation, even the gravity feed filters. I know that many members use them, but they are unnecessary and introduce an extra point of failure. Do you suspect your fuel to be dirty? Is your gas tank rusty?

The cheap rubber plugs will be OK.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Assaf]

Ok, I'll check out the tank.

[Assaf]

Keep us informed

Well the parts are ordered.
Both sets of boots, o-rings, fasteners, jet plugs
Also airfilter
And also petcock and o-ring, as mine's leaking.

But the parts won't arrive till early Dec
Funny, I feel like I've got nothing to do with myself now.

I myself won't be doing the work, but I hope the mechanic will let me watch.

The original observation that led to this work was a badly running carburettor and a petrol leak discovered the morning after my first ride, emerging from the bottom of the airbox housing. On disconnecting the fuel hose from the petcock the petcock was seen to be leaking. So in addition to that, it was surmised that the carb floats are not working properly possibly due to dirt in the carbs.

So a full carb cleanout and petcock replacement was decided.

Sound fair?

[cowboyup3371]

Why can't you do the work yourself instead of just throwing your money away and HOPING the other guy does know what he's doing well enough to do it right?

[Assaf]

I can't do that work.
Not yet at least.
I've never done any serious mechanics and a carb clean and tune is too advanced for me. I don't even have a place to work.

What's the problem anyway? We can't all be mechanics. Most people give their vehicles to mechanics to repair, so that's what I'm doing too. I reached him through recommendations. Several.

I'd like to work on the bike myself sometime, but some jobs are too big, and meanwhile I want the bike on the road as soon as possible.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Most of us on the forum are skeptical when it comes to bike mechanics because we've either had a bad experience or heard so many horror stories about "professionals" who don't fix things correctly and end up doing more harm than good. I know there are good mechanics out there, but it seems they are few and far between. These are old bikes and most mechanics just don't know (or don't care) what it takes to do the job properly.

I would suggest that you print out the carb cleaning guides, air intake repair, carb sync, etc, from my website and give them to your mechanic as reference. If he doesn't clean the carbs properly your bike will never run right.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Assaf]

Ok. I'll do that.

[Assaf]

Well I finally received the parts and had the carbs cleaned.
The bike feels a whole lot better that's for sure, but other problems have now been identified.
So I'm going to be posting a few questions about compression.

Thanks for all your help folks.