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1982 GS550L Project

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I put the needle clip in the 3rd spot, as well as rerouted the throttle cable, and ziptied the hell out of it. It's too late to do a test run, so I will let you know how it turns out tommorrow night.

It's funny how fast I can get in and out of my carbs now. Shame is that I probably won't need to for a long while now. lol.
 
Demonthrall said:
I put the needle clip in the 3rd spot, as well as rerouted the throttle cable, and ziptied the hell out of it. It's too late to do a test run, so I will let you know how it turns out tommorrow night.

It's funny how fast I can get in and out of my carbs now. Shame is that I probably won't need to for a long while now. lol.
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Have you been brain washed into thinking that no matter what you do on your 550 that you have to remove the tank first?
 
probably...

I moved the clips to the middle position and took it for a ride. I was very dissapointed to find that it was still sputtering due to being rich. But wait! Air mixture screws! I forgot that after I bench synched the carbs (again) I left the screws at 2 turns out. I promptly adjusted the screws based upon the highest idle. My fiance's cousin came over to pick up his computer which I fixed, and I took it out for a spin while he watched.

SUZIE RIPS! I took it up and down the street a couple of times, and really wound her up. There is still a little bit of flat spot around the 1/4 throttle, but 1/2 throttle to full simply rips.

The idle, while steady, changes a bit when the engine is hot vs. cold I noticed. I think there might be some air issues where the pipes meet the engine. I noticed one of the screwholes where the exhaust comes out is cracked. How much of an issue can this be? I thought most air issues that mess with the idle were around the carbs? The valves were adjusted, carbs cleaned twice, new spark plugs, coil mods, and a full O-ring set from Barr. I also ziptied the crap out of the throttle cable. By process of elimination, there is not much else that can be affecting the idle, right?
 
Took her out for a spin this morning, and realized that I definitely need to go back to the #40 pilot. The gurgling sound is purely under the 1/4 throttle mark, she rips above that.
 
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