Won't Start

Thanks for the reply. I am not sure which bolt to loosen to check fuel. Where is the carb bowl? It is hard reading that carb diagram.

lower end of the diagram, the bowl is part 1 on the diagram.
the bolt you want to loosen is the bottom one, it s the only bolt on the bottom anyway, you won t screw up anything by unbolting it

see the image there, even if your carbs might defer a bit, the lower/bottom bolts? these one , the bottom parts are the said bowls.


catch the fuel in a recipient though.

[kparkfan]

Were are the fuses located again? Sorry I am a motorcycle newbie.

I do believe the fuse on your bike are located under the seat.

Thanks for the reply. I am not sure which bolt to loosen to check fuel. Where is the carb bowl? It is hard reading that carb diagram.

here is what your carbs looks like.

http://www.bikebandit.com/1981-suzuki-gs650gx/o/m6095#sch256961

the bowl is the lower part, it has a purge bolt on the bottom, on each and every one of your 4 carbs, unbolt it a bit and you ll see if you have fuel in there, check the color too, red is bad.

do not forget a rag!

but you say you smell gas, i am pretty sure that your engine sees the gaz coming in,
do you see any on the ground?

would be cool if somebody with more experience could give a list of things to look for in order but well,

you need fire, air and fuel for it to start up.

check the carburetor bowl to see if fuels gets in there.
maybe you could take out a sparkplug, connect it on its wire and check if you get a spark when cranking the engine. (keep away from inflammable stuff please)
about the air filter, i have no idea if cleaning it with water is that bad, but i guess it s not perfect.

if you have no fuel in the bowls, check the petcok lines.
if you have no sparkplugs, check fuses

here is what your carbs looks like.
http://www.bikebandit.com/1981-suzuk...6095#sch256961

the bowl is the lower part, it has a purge bolt on the bottom, on each and every one of your 4 carbs, unbolt it a bit and you ll see if you have fuel in there, check the color too, red is bad.

do not forget a rag!

but you say you smell gas, i am pretty sure that your engine sees the gaz coming in,
do you see any on the ground?

would be cool if somebody with more experience could give a list of things to look for in order but well,

you need fire, air and fuel for it to start up.

check the carburetor bowl to see if fuels gets in there.
maybe you could take out a sparkplug, connect it on its wire and check if you get a spark when cranking the engine. (keep away from inflammable stuff please)
about the air filter, i have no idea if cleaning it with water is that bad, but i guess it s not perfect.

Yeah weird the choke buttons are missing...

All I did was tighten the chain and spray it with wd40.. weird.

yeah.
the fact it ran fine for a whole day probably means that the missing choke part is probably not the problem i guess... still you ll have to buy/find a new one.

i wonder if the problem is related in any way with that you did when you took care of your chain and all, or not.

yeah.
the fact it ran fine for a whole day probably means that the missing choke part is probably not the problem i guess... still you ll have to buy/find a new one.

i wonder if the problem is related in any way with that you did when you took care of your chain and all, or not.

I am wondering if I am having pitcock problems. I am reading about the carb bowls and stuff, were are they and how do I tell if they are full or not? It's almost like its not getting fuel but I smell it..

Yeah there is no cable or button. I am not sure where to even run it.

It started up just fine this morning and ran pretty much all day.

I forgot to mention I did also clean out the air filter mesh in water. I just read in the manual that you are suppose to submerge it in motor oil. I didn't have any oil handy, and I thought that was kind of weird. Would that make a difference? I did that this morning and it started up after I did that as well...

well, you might need some choke cable/button.

i don t think you have any electrical problem, if it cranks hard enough anyway. but i am not a pro at all.

you said it smells gaz a lot, maybe the choke is really stuck in open position?

well, you might need some choke cable/button.

i don t think you have any electrical problem, if it cranks hard enough anyway. but i am not a pro at all.

you said it smells gaz a lot, maybe the choke is really stuck in open position?

[cowboyup3371]

I'm not positive on the 650 but my 550 are on the right hand side under the side cover

Were are the fuses located again? Sorry I am a motorcycle newbie.

Checked your fuses with a power light and not just visually?

It looks like my pull button is missing. I see the place were the pull button would be but it appears to be missing...interesting...

well, it s spring actuated,

but do you mean you have no choke pull button? or no choke cable connected to it?
the choke, (if your model is the gs650 1981), should be between your handles actually.
right under the starter switch.



but maybe i am wrong.

[cowboyup3371]

Checked your fuses with a power light and not just visually?

well, it s spring actuated,

but do you mean you have no choke pull button? or no choke cable connected to it?
the choke, (if your model is the gs650 1981), should be between your handles actually.
right under the starter switch.



but maybe i am wrong.