can someone help me out ( 1983 gs1100e # 3 exhaust not gettin hot)

[haydenrho]

hello i have a 1983 gs1100e and it starts up fine and idles fine. Except when i give it gas it bogs down. I cleaned the carb inside and out 3 times now, did a valve adjust and did it right. NoW i found that #3 exhaust is not getting hot , what should i do. I did a compression check and its all fine. I bought this bike a week ago and got it to run today. Only this is my dilema..Oh one more thing i took off the spark plug boot to test for spark on # 3 and its all good. So what should i do next.

 

[almarconi]

I cleaned the carb inside and out 3 times now

How did you clean the carbs? Did you completely strip and dip them?

More than likely the pilot circuit on #3 is clogged, is the #3 plug wet with fuel?

Did you also check your float heights?

 

[Larry D]

Have you synced the carbs ? One of my cylinders on the GK wasn't firing well, until I synced them up.

 

[Fynja]

exhaust not gettin hot

exhaust not gettin hot

Are you shure that the spark plug is working correctly. I had the same. Everything clean and new spark plug's. But one spark plug was broken. Fynja from the netherlands

 

[Guest]

Do a compression check.

 

[Steve]

Which #3? :-k

Just asking to make sure that you are numbering the carbs correctly. :-\\\

#1 is on the left, under your clutch hand, #4 is on the right, under your throttle hand.

Your original post says you cleaned "the carb" multiple times.
Which carb? There are four on your bike.
Also need to know how you cleaned your "carb".
Did you "strip and dip" as almarconi asked, or did you just drop the bowls and spray?

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