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hi all im new to the site, i actually have a gt125 that i ride. but im doing a bit of work on a gs 550 (1980) for someone, the problem i have diagnosed is this, there is no fuel to the cylinders, the intake boots look to be sealed and there is fuel to the float chambers, will i have to remove the carb bank and reseal them? and when removing the carbs do i have to take like everything off the bike. hope someone can help with my problems
 
Lucky you ! make sure the "someone" pays attention. Is that Swansea, MA or some other more distant locale?
 
Cleaning the carbs, new O rings and probably new intake boots are pretty much standard for a 30 year old bike

That, along with a valve adjustment and carb sync, can bring new life to the machine.

Get a service manual from BassCliff's website
 
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stripped the carbs yesterday looks like they have been done recently, the intake seals looked new too.guess im gonna go get some feeler guages to set clearences. only got a small bit of spanner rash removing the carbs, well pleased. oh tom, im in swansea wales very far from where you think!
 
well the problem (the main one) i that the carb manifolds where all missing the blanking plugs! (the ones for syncing the carbs). it still wont start but i think i will strip clean and reseal all carb parts etc
 
scubabiker said:
well the problem (the main one) i that the carb manifolds where all missing the blanking plugs! (the ones for syncing the carbs). it still wont start but i think i will strip clean and reseal all carb parts etc
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Sounds like PO got frustrated and/or careless - you're on the right track and will sort it out.
 
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