1981 GS1100E - Problem getting it to run without the chock full open

[Emptynester]

Might need a complete carb rebuild. Trying to avoid. The bike was purchased recently.
It sat for four years will fuel in the tank. I did a Metal Rescue rust clean on the tank.
New Suzuki OEM fuel petcock. New NGK plugs, New AGM battery and postive battery cable.
With fresh fuel (small amount of Seafoam in the tank) petcock turned to ON...it hard starts...
but when it does start...it only idles for a few seconds...and dies.
Any thoughts? Thanks a ton! Regards, Randy

[Redman]

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It sat for four years will fuel in the tank. ..

Might need a complete carb rebuild. ........
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[Redman]

Welcome to The GSR.

Temecula..... my daughter & SIL are in Oceanside, will be visiting there again next month.
Great riding east of there.

[jsandidge]

Yeah... a full teardown of the carbs is in order, and a valve adjustment. If you're really interested in getting it running right, don't skip either of them.

[Big T]

If cleaning the carbs is too daunting for you, there's members that will clean them for you.
For a fee, of course

[Steve]

Carbs and valves are two of the "big three" that are necessary to get the bike running. The third is charging system.

To get it safely on the road, you should also address tires and brakes, but let's get it running first.

Carbs are not rocket science, but DO require some chemicals, tools and a LOT of attention to detail.

As Big T mentioned, there are a few of us that will clean the carbs for you.
Chef1366 is out in the Santa Barbara area.
Chuck Hahn is in Oklahoma.
I am in southwest oHIo.

There are probably others, but have not seen them mentioned recently.

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[posplayr]

Contact chef1366 in Santa Barbara to do carbs.

that said, I have pulled carbs and used carb cleaner to spray out the pilot jets and mains and that is enough.

[LAB3]

This is how I see it. You can take your chances and clean them up without taking them apart and hope it runs right then spend the rest of the riding season fiddling with adjustments that never seem to make a difference OR do the full teardown and cleaning and be done with it, your choice. It's really not that that complicated to do and only requires a new set of o-rings and some cleaning solvent. A has already been mentioned, there's a few guys here that can do it for you if it seems too complicated but keep in mind by the time you get them off the "hard" work has already been done. Keep in mind that if you do have someone rebuild them you still need to sync them afterward either way. This is the fun of owning an antique motorcycle for many of us, doing it ourselves! The sense of pride and accomplishment once everything is back together and running right is what separates the men from the boys as they say and if you find yourself stuck with a problem somewhere you'll have the knowledge to get back up and running instead of checking your bank balance before calling for help.