Runs great but dies immediately at idle.

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  • Vloukole
    Forum Mentor
    • Nov 2014
    • 168
    • Parys, South Africa

    #16
    Yes it is the idle mixture screw. No pods.
    sigpic 1980 GS550E

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    • tkent02
      Forum LongTimer
      Past Site Supporter
      • Jan 2006
      • 35571
      • Near South Park

      #17
      Humor me here, perhaps I missed something but what did you dip the carburetors in and for how long? What was the rest of your cleaning process?
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      Life is too short to ride an L.

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      • Vloukole
        Forum Mentor
        • Nov 2014
        • 168
        • Parys, South Africa

        #18
        Dipped it in acetone for a night and used compressed air on all the passages. There is no real carb dip available here.
        sigpic 1980 GS550E

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        • Vloukole
          Forum Mentor
          • Nov 2014
          • 168
          • Parys, South Africa

          #19
          All the plugs are tan coloured.
          sigpic 1980 GS550E

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          • tkent02
            Forum LongTimer
            Past Site Supporter
            • Jan 2006
            • 35571
            • Near South Park

            #20
            Originally posted by Vloukole
            Dipped it in acetone for a night and used compressed air on all the passages. There is no real carb dip available here.
            Do you have ultrasonic cleaners? They work better than any dip anyway.
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            Life is too short to ride an L.

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            • Vloukole
              Forum Mentor
              • Nov 2014
              • 168
              • Parys, South Africa

              #21
              Yes they are available. Is there anything else I can use or do?
              sigpic 1980 GS550E

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              • Vloukole
                Forum Mentor
                • Nov 2014
                • 168
                • Parys, South Africa

                #22
                Ill swap this carb body with my other one that was cleaned with an ultrasonic cleaner at a bike shop.
                sigpic 1980 GS550E

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                • Vloukole
                  Forum Mentor
                  • Nov 2014
                  • 168
                  • Parys, South Africa

                  #23
                  I swapped the carb bodies. It runs real good now. Thanks for all the help.
                  sigpic 1980 GS550E

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