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Newbie needs help with carb/idle adjustment

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82 GS450T, (model year says 81, but Suzuki lit says 82), First bike. Cleaned carbs and reassembled. Bike started up but revved high and won't idle at all. We played with the adjustment screw and got it to idle really low, but it would stall out. Also the throttle is unresponsive. My buddy thinks its a fuel line issue, but I think we need help adjusting the carb/idle. Where to begin?:?:
 
Did you clean the carbs per the tutorial? Or did you spray some cleaner around inside?

We need more info

Most likely you're both wrong, BTW
 
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stodman said:
82 GS450T, (model year says 81, but Suzuki lit says 82), ...
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I am confused about this. Look on the steering neck, find the serial number and the production date. At the end of the serial number will be a letter. If the letter is X, it's an '81, if it's a Z, it's an '82. The production date will also give you a clue. Bikes made in September and later are usually classified as the next year's model. If your bike was made in 09/81, it would likely be an '82.

By the way, don't let the T in the model designation fool you about the year. The '80 models had a T at the end.
If your bike is, in fact, an '81, it's full designation would be GS450TX. If it's an '82, it would be GS450TZ. :o

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We cleaned the carbs pretty well, but not quite as completely as the tutorial shows. Fully dissassembled, sprayed, dipped, and blew out all pieces, parts, and passages. Replaced o-rings. and reassembled. Also replaced o-rings on intake boots.

There was chunky gunk in the bottom of the bowls. The bike sat a barn for 15 years. Only has 7800 miles on her.
 
Thanks for the links,

I looked at the mikuni carb stuff, I guess i'm going to try to bench sync the carbs and go from there.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated

Stodman
 
model designation

model designation

Steve said:
I am confused about this. Look on the steering neck, find the serial number and the production date. At the end of the serial number will be a letter. If the letter is X, it's an '81, if it's a Z, it's an '82. The production date will also give you a clue. Bikes made in September and later are usually classified as the next year's model. If your bike was made in 09/81, it would likely be an '82.

By the way, don't let the T in the model designation fool you about the year. The '80 models had a T at the end.
If your bike is, in fact, an '81, it's full designation would be GS450TX. If it's an '82, it would be GS450TZ. :o

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Ok, the sticker on the steering neck is half gone so I can't tell production date. However there is the imprint of an "X" in the very top right hand corner or whats left of the backing of the missing sticker. Is this what we're looking for and if so then I guess my girls an '81 GS450TX. :?:
 
Big T said:
Did you clean the carbs per the tutorial? Or did you spray some cleaner around inside?

We need more info

Most likely you're both wrong, BTW
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Yes I did clean the carbs, but not as thourough as the tutorial. Dissassembled, dipped, blew out all parts and passages, new o-rings, and new intake o-rings.

The bike was at a buddies garage before, but I've got her at my place so I can try to work this out.

From all the info I've found through this fantastic site and its members, I think I'm supposed to check the valves and service/replace the petcock next. Am I on the right track? Any input is greatly appreciated.:confused:
 
I'm having a somewhat similar issue with my new GS450LX. Just got the bike on Sunday and somehow failed to notice it when I was testing it out, but it idles at 4k with the choke all the way off. I thought maybe the choke was just all the way on, but I tried pushing the lever down and that revved to 6k pretty quick. It also backfires after I turn it off. I turn it off using the kill switch, not the key.

This is my first "real" bike (I own a 150cc scooter, too) and I'm hesitant to start troubleshooting, but it seems like the air filter is probably the easiest thing to check, so I thought I would start there. I've never worked on a car/bike/lawnmower before - on Saturday, I couldn'tve pointed to the carbs on my bike, much less told you what they did or how they work. I changed the oil on my scooter last week and was really proud of myself. That's the level I"m at.

I'm currently working off the assumption that my fuel-air mixture is too rich, which (apparently) means I'm either getting not enough air (dirty air filter, leak in lines, loose hose...?) or too much fuel (throttle has play, and I've played with the choke to no avail - maybe idle screw, or... dirty... carb? I really don't know.) but am not sure which.

So I'm thinking air filter, then run some carb cleaner in with the gas as a starting point. Soon as I get my hands on a compatible oil filter, I'll swap the oil out just for good measure.
 
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