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    #16
    Originally posted by tom203 View Post
    I already recommended using Seafoam once this month for another poster- I don't want to be a shill for Seafoam! Just joking!! Sure, for $10 it's worth a shot, but it usually works on clogged passages or pilot jets, not as a stop leak product. It won't hurt anything. After spending $300 on professional carb cleaning, I'd be annoyed at this problem. Run it some more, try a different brand of gas, etc. Kept clean and using stock setup, these carbs seem to run well even after 30 plus years- as far as I can tell my carbs have never been off and they still behave nicely.
    Oh yes I'am very annoyed last time I bring anyhting for this bike to Suzuki. Thanks for your recommendations Tom203 and the others. Before the seafoam ill try differnet gas station and run her a bit see if it clears up, also I wanted to apologize to Cryptid I did not intend to Hijack your post and I wont post on this thread an anymore unless to say its fixed and I will start my own thread if i have anymore questions, my sincerest apology.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Cafe650 View Post
      Oh yes I'am very annoyed last time I bring anyhting for this bike to Suzuki. Thanks for your recommendations Tom203 and the others. Before the seafoam ill try differnet gas station and run her a bit see if it clears up, also I wanted to apologize to Cryptid I did not intend to Hijack your post and I wont post on this thread an anymore unless to say its fixed and I will start my own thread if i have anymore questions, my sincerest apology.
      No problem. it just sometimes get confusing with two problems overlapping as others pick up. try different gas and run for a while. Let's face it, dealers ain't interested in 30 year old bikes. Carb cleaning is tedious if done right- thankfully it doesn't have to be done that often.
      1981 gs650L

      "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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        #18
        I drained the #4 float bowl and found a bit of material in it so I pulled the bowl, which had a bit of sediment in it, and cleaned the bowl and the float assembly, with carb cleaner. Cleaned the fouled plug and put it all back together. I choked it on startup; it fired up and ran smooth so I took it for a ride and it seems to run better than when I purchased it! I got on it a few times and the throttle response was great. Hoping to put some miles on tomorrow and find out more. I posted pics of the 3 and 4 plugs before I cleaned the carb and the 4 plug after the carb cleaning and initial ride. The plug is definitely better looking after!



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          #19
          Would like to also mention my issue is also resolved after reading your solution Cryptid I also pulled my #1 carb bowl cleaned it out good put it back on and gas leak gone, so I changed the oil & put new plug in #1 ran some seafoam and started getting gas at a new station 400 miles not a drip!!!!! Thanks

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            #20
            Well I had troubles again, still with the #4 carb. Took the carb assembly out of the bike and checked it out. I found that the #4 float didn't have the same spring feel as the others so I pulled the float and noticed that the needle valve was loose! I pulled it right out and I could see the o-ring had deteriorated a bit. I replaced the o-ring and the valve fit snugly back in. Put new gaskets on all 4 carb bowls and put it all back in the bike. It runs really good now and I learned quite a bit as well.

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              #21
              I just wanted to say that I pulled and rebuilt my carbs yesterday and put in all new o-rings. That solved all of my leaking and running issues. I believe it was the o-rings on the float valves allowing fuel to flow through..

              I ran the bike today for over 3 hours and she ran flawlesly with bags of power, no stumbling or hesitation and nice smooth iddling at around 1200 rpm.

              So once again. Do a complete strip and dip with new o-rings and likely you will solve all these pesky running issues.

              Good luck with it.

              Cheers,
              spyug

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