Help needed in the middle of Nebraska.

[romtang]

1980 GS850G 49K miles
A mechanic (with a torque wrench) helped me changed the valve gasket. The right front bolt snapped when putting back together. Still leaks and seeps. Mechanic couldn't get fuel line back on. It needed replaced so I bought new 1/4" But he couldn't get that on either. He told me to buy next size larger so I did. He hose clamped the connection to the fuel fiilter.(Since the filter connection is much smaller with this larger size fuel line) Ran for awhile now it doesn"t run at all!! Plug #1 was white, the rest (plugs #2,3 & 4) were carbonized and smelled like gas.

Plus it's probably time to adjust the valves and redo the carbs. Think I'll send the carbs tohttp://www.wgcarbs.com/index.html

So I'm looking for anyone around my area that would offer to help a newbie..

[mark]

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[max]

Aloha

Ive got an 81 GS850, and I use 3/8 inch fuel line with no fuel filter. PO put one in and it seriously inhibited gas flow. My local scrapyard guru said that the petcock filter is more than enough, even with a semi-rusty tank. Make the line as short as possible, going downhill without any loops. use 3/8 inch line.

As for the carbs, its not that hard to clean them out yourself. The forum has a really great carb cleaning page, start there before you pay anyone to do anything.

[romtang]

Yes, I'm in Hastings Mark. I think that if I tore into the carbs with step by step pics, I'd run across problems and have to have someone help get them back together. Most peeps I know would rather have them together to start with than fix someones incomplete mess up..
I'd love to save the $$ by doing it myself.
After I clean them how do I get the 4 of them sync'd?

[mark]

I think if you wanted to you could do it yourself.

You need a good space where you can lay things out in an organized fashion (I use an old table covered with butcher paper), a way to cover things up and keep things together, if you have to stop mid-project. Good fitting tools are important too. Keep the parts that come out of the carb together. A can Berryman's carb cleaner from down at Autozone, some aerosole carb cleaner perhaps. Then you'll need access to a good source of compressed air. Pick up the O-ring kit that you need and maybe a set of bowl gaskets (which you might not need) and a little metal metric ruler to set your floats with.

The carbs themselves come off pretty easy.

But what you really need is patience and organization. There aren't that many pieces but what you have is X4 so you don't want to lose track of something. A good sound system is a must too, or a little TV.

LIke I said, I have VM carbs, so what I do is a little different, I haven't done the BS series.

You'll need a carb synchronizer to synch your carbs. Most use one from Motion Pro (I have vacuum guages). I know you can get one from the JC Whitney catalogue. You'll need a couple of decent fans to blow air on your bike while you're doing it so your motor doesn't over heat. You'll also have to rig up a way to run your bike with the gas tank off. I put mine on the workbench and have a line made up that I run from the tank to the gas line on the bike.

It will probably be a pain in the @#s at first. And things can go wrong, like a screw that gets stripped or some such thing. But if you have good fitting tools and you're carbs aren't just a total mess, I'm sure you can do it right as long as you don't get in a hurry. I wouldn't do it if you just "have to get it done yesterday"...it won't be any fun. And then once you get it done and you know how to do it, you're home free if you need to work on the thing again or make adjustments and I think the whole GS thing is a lot more fun.

A carb synchronizer is about 40-50 bucks, carb cleaner maybe $10 or so, the o-ring kit is about $15, a little ruler about 6-7$. Float blowl gaskets I can't remember, maybe 4-5 bucks a piece (?). If you've got an air compressor or can borrow one you'll have close to $100 invested, but the synchronizer you can use all the time.

Print off the "carb cleaning" series (BS) on the home page and you'll be O.K.

[romtang]

Boy that's alot of great info...THANKS!

I have a very small oil leak where the top of the engine meets the bottom half. It is VERY small. Is that a easy fix? Seems like you'd just take the bolts out, take top off, replace the gasket and screw back down, right?

[romtang]

Well got the carbs cleaned pretty good myself! When I took them off, the rubber boot on the engine side tore. I think that's called a intake boot? You know where I could buy one online CHEAP?
Thanks,

[mark]

http://www.ronayers.com/

http://www.bikebandit.com/

Here's a start on the intake boots. When I bought mine last year they were about $25 a piece. Check your other boots and make sure that they don't have cracks or little pieces that have chipped off. I know its not that cheap but if you're replacing one, maybe you might thing about replacing all four. But that's up to you.

Make sure you buy the the intake manifold O-ring as well that sits between the engine and the intake boot.

Congrats on the carb work!

[romtang]

Thanks!
Another questions. Does one boot fit all or do I need to buy one just for my GS850G?

[mark]

On the schematic it looks like your RH intake boots are different from your LH boots. Make sure you get the right ones, maybe check with a Suzuki dealer first and see what they say. Your bike is different from mine. In short get the boots for you model and they are not all the same even on your bike.

http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/oem_schematic_view~schem_dept_id~989150~section_dept_id~1~section_dept_name~OEM+%28Stock%29+Parts~dept_type_id~2~model_dept_year~1980~model_dept_mfr~Suzuki~model_dept_id~987838~model_dept_name~GS850GT.asp