• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

1980 GS850G won't idle anymore

  • Thread starter Thread starter Serpae
  • Start date Start date
S

Serpae

Guest
Hi again.

I bought my 1980 GS850G about 3 months ago. Put about 2000 miles on it riding back and forth to work (about 5 miles) and longer trips on the weekends. Even rode it up to Americade in Lake George and back to Norwich, CT (about 500 miles on back roads) with no problems.

I always had to use the choke to start her, but it has steadily become worse, having to choke longer and more severly in order to achieve an idle.

Now I can't get her down past 3000 rpm without her steadily winding down and stalling. If I ride her with an alligator clip holding the choke up, the choke eventually slips down and she stalls whenever I come to a stop if I don't keep the throttle open.

I've looked through the other threads and have found similar situations, but none that were the same as this. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
 
Do you have rust problems in your fuel tank? Have you tried draining a carb bowl or two to get a snapshot of the amount (if any) of grunge / rust in the bowls?
 
It sounds like you may have an air leak. Could be around your intakes. Could be your air box. 850's are notoriously picky about their air supply. For starters make sure that airbox is well sealed. Use weatherstripping to replace the gasket for the door. Could be your intake rubber on either side of the carbuerators is old and stiff and not maintaining a seal, or maybe they just need tightening.
 
Serpae said:
Hi again.

I bought my 1980 GS850G about 3 months ago. Put about 2000 miles on it riding back and forth to work (about 5 miles) and longer trips on the weekends. Even rode it up to Americade in Lake George and back to Norwich, CT (about 500 miles on back roads) with no problems.

I always had to use the choke to start her, but it has steadily become worse, having to choke longer and more severly in order to achieve an idle.

Now I can't get her down past 3000 rpm without her steadily winding down and stalling. If I ride her with an alligator clip holding the choke up, the choke eventually slips down and she stalls whenever I come to a stop if I don't keep the throttle open.

I've looked through the other threads and have found similar situations, but none that were the same as this. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...

Have you checked your intake manifolds? If there is the slightest crack in those things, air will escape and cause a major problem!!!

Also, have you checked the condition of the plugs??? Are they fouled??
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top