gs550 idle problem

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  • runrx02
    • Feb 2026

    #1

    gs550 idle problem

    I redid my 1982 gs550m this winter/spring. To make a long list short, I rebuilt/rejetted carbs with a dynojet stage iii kit and a mac 4-1 exhaust. I just got her running pretty good and synced carbs up the best I could. But the problem I am having is that the idle seems to jump up to around 3k for no apparent reason. It will idle fine, then I?ll jump on to go for a ride, and at the end of the driveway when I stop to enter the street the idle won't drop below 3k. Same thing if I stop at a light or stop sign. But the strange thing is if I turn the idle adjust screw a tiny bit it will drop down to around 1k where I initially had it set.

    Any suggestions?
  • gspaul

    #2
    Most likely an vacumn leak between carby's and head, or a sticking slide in a carby, but less likely.

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    • runrx02

      #3
      I thought vac leak too, but the intake boots are brand new and sealed. As for carb slides, I will check that out, but they have just been cleaned.
      What i dont understand, is why the idle jumps down to where it should be when i turn the adjustment just a tiny bit

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      • gspaul

        #4
        You can rub a little bit of oil on the slides , I use two stroke.
        Strange that the idle jumps like that though!
        You say you "synced the carb's the best you could"
        If this mean's you just did a bench sync that may be your problem.

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        • Anonymous

          #5
          Check that the throttle cable has the proper amount of free play, and that the cable is routed properly, this can cause irratic carb behaviour.

          Andre

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