gs550 will not start

[rafael garza]

ok

ok sitting on the bike is it spark plug 1 3 2 4?

[doctorgonzo]

what are plug caps.. sorry not fimilar with term

Stock GS coils (which I got rid of) have permanent wires attached to the coil. The spark plug cap screws off and on the end of the wire. Check the wire by bending it to see if it has obvious cracks, see if you can get a probe to the coil end of the wire with the cap screwed off and check the resistance (should be none), check the resistance on the cap itself, is it probably 5 Ohms, is the cap loose fitting on the plug, , etc... If the wire seems good, no obious cracks, buy new spark plug caps, trim 1" from the end of the wire and put new caps on. I fought this one for a while. I had several bad caps and replaced coils because of cracked wires.

[Steve]

ok sitting on the bike is it spark plug 1 3 2 4?

If you are trying to number the plugs, they simply go in order, 1 2 3 4. #1 is under the clutch hand, #4 is under the throttle hand.

If you are talking about firing order, it is 1 2 4 3.

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[doctorgonzo]

If you are trying to number the plugs, they simply go in order, 1 2 3 4. #1 is under the clutch hand, #4 is under the throttle hand.

If you are talking about firing order, it is 1 2 4 3.

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And at least on my bike left coil (sitting on the bike) is 1 & 4 right coil is 2 & 3

[Fishman]

Nessism, I have completely redone the carbs using the excellent guide on this site. I also installed new rubber intakes and o-rings. I guess I had better check to make sure everything is tightened up. I am really stoked!

[justmount1]

ok fish there is an idle screw on the bottom of the carbs about the middle. warm the bike up to an idle and twist the screw to desired idle speed as easy as abc 123 ;-)