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82 GS850L Need help

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Picked up an 82 GS850L today and it turns over but does not start. I took a look at and found that the petcock was shot and the carbs weren't getting fuel so I have one on the way. I'm assuming this bike hasn't been ran in a long time so carburetors probably have to be cleaned if not rebuilt. Just wondering if I should go ahead and rebuild them now or wait to see if it starts with a new petcock. I'm new to this forum so any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Welcome aboard: Pic are always nice.

If you can pull the tank and rig up a way to flow gas into the carbs there is no harm to see if it will fire.
If you do use Starter Fluid (a no no ) be sparing.
Also it may very well not run right as jets and passages are clogged.
Also if there is a bunch of crap it the tank it should be cleaned out.
My tank is coated, but I still have a strainer on the petcock and an in line filter.

This is just to see if there are any bad knocks and it is worth digging in.
 
I'll be sure to get some pics up as soon as possible. There was some left over gas in the tank that was pretty gnarly and the tank was pretty rusted inside from what I saw so I'm definitely going to get that cleaned out. I'll probably try to get something rigged up to get some fuel to the carbs.
 
See the link in my signature for a link to the mega-welcome. You'll find service manuals, tutorials, and gobs of information with just a few clicks. We recommend spending some time reading what's there so you can put together a plan for fixing your bike up to make it road-worthy.

Definitely do a full teardown, cleaning, and rebuild of those carbs. It's time consuming but easy and cheap, just need few new o-rings. You can find the link to tutorials on BassCliff's website (linked from the mega-welcome).

Welcome!
 
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