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New member - 1983 GS650G

K&L 18-4689 for the pilot plugs.

And replace the intake boot O-rings, and consider replacing the boots as well. You have been warned...
 
Progress with the bike has been slow especially when life throws other things at you. Case in point, my daily driver's starter went out and replacement involved removing the cowl that's sitting over half the engine to get the intake manifold out because the starter is underneath it. Fun.

Anyway, I got other things done while waiting for parts like the ignition. It didn't have spark on 1 and 2 cylinders. Did resistance checks on the primary and secondary circuits and everything checked out fine. Cut the plug wires back, reinstalled the plug caps and tested with new plugs and everything looked good after that. While removing the intake boots, I stripped the screws even while using an impact driver with JIS tips. I guess they really didn't want to make it easy after 43 years of service. I ended up cutting the heads off with a Dremel. Most of the screws came loose from the heat of the cutting tool so it wasn't too bad. I will be using flanged hex head screws to install the new boots for ease of disassembly in the future. Did a cold compression check just to see where I'm at with the motor and it had 125 psi across all cylinders. Will do a proper warm engine compression check in the future.

Just need to put the carbs back together and go from there.
 
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