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1982 GS550LZ part numbers help / carb rebuild?

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Nessism said:
Regarding the float height, make sure the weight of the float itself is not causing the spring in the needle to depress.
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Went through carb #4 last night. The weight of the float is not causing the spring in the needle to depress. Thanks for pointing that out.

Next up: reassembly as a group & bench sync.

scurvy
 
All four have been reassembled as a group, I'll finish bench sync tonight. All new fuel line, vent lines & vacuum line as well. I'll post sizes & pictures tonight for everyone's emollient, hopefully will also keep someone from standing around in VatoZone and scratching their back end for an hour, trying to figure out what sizes to get.
 
Carburetors, now in a four-pack like Guinness, Sprecher or that delicious Goose Island Matilda.

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The stainless steel fastener kit came in from Z1 (finally), so after a little more disassembly of the engine sidecovers, it will be time to start the reassembly. Petcock rebuild kit also will go in soon as well.

When reassembling the gang plates to all four carbs, put one on loosely, then the other on loosely, both finger tight, then both snug. Do not put one on snug then spend half an hour trying to get the bolts in the other one. These pictures don't show the second gang plate on yet, tho. I wound up using regular black oxided steel socket flange head cap screws on one as I couldn't get stainless steel ones with the same diameter head. Turns out there are button head cap screws available in stainless that are 1mm smaller in diameter that will work. I should be ready to offer stainless steel carb fastener kits soon. After the bike is back running, y'know.

I know for a fact I used Goodyear 1/4" fuel line for the tank line and vent lines, vacuum tubing is Goodyear 5/32".

scurvy
 
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