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kent
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I purchased a complete not running 81 GS550L just for a kick around project, first thing I did was to completely go through the carbs, which really weren't that bad, and try to coax some fire out of it, ran real bad.
so I decided to remove the head and bores and mabey freshen up the top end, thats when I found the twisted crank, ah-hah I said to myself, thats why they parked it.
The next thing I did was go out and find a good used engine, not that easy, but I found one. Put my fresh carbs on and tried to light it, no spark, c/d box was junk. Changed the box out, fired it up, runs worse than the twisted motor. So I started to check everything, found the timing chain tensioner all jacked up, but valve clearance and timing OK, the advance weights frozen and the pickup wires bearly hanging on by a few strands. Alright, I've found all my problems and repaired them, not so.
Started it again, lean, lean, lean. I must have overlooked something in the carbs I said to myself, so off the rack comes and a complete disassembly and inspection, no problems found. At about this time I'm spinning out of control. Standing there staring at the bike like the problem is going to jump out at me, I decide to install a allen head bolt set I had bought for it, thats when I found it, some knuckle head had removed the carb boots and tossed the o-rings, I Installed the new seals, lit it off, runs like a champ!
My hair is growing back nicely now, and the medication seem to be working ok, but I still have to sit here and wonder what chain of events went on to create such a mess?
so I decided to remove the head and bores and mabey freshen up the top end, thats when I found the twisted crank, ah-hah I said to myself, thats why they parked it.
The next thing I did was go out and find a good used engine, not that easy, but I found one. Put my fresh carbs on and tried to light it, no spark, c/d box was junk. Changed the box out, fired it up, runs worse than the twisted motor. So I started to check everything, found the timing chain tensioner all jacked up, but valve clearance and timing OK, the advance weights frozen and the pickup wires bearly hanging on by a few strands. Alright, I've found all my problems and repaired them, not so.
Started it again, lean, lean, lean. I must have overlooked something in the carbs I said to myself, so off the rack comes and a complete disassembly and inspection, no problems found. At about this time I'm spinning out of control. Standing there staring at the bike like the problem is going to jump out at me, I decide to install a allen head bolt set I had bought for it, thats when I found it, some knuckle head had removed the carb boots and tossed the o-rings, I Installed the new seals, lit it off, runs like a champ!
My hair is growing back nicely now, and the medication seem to be working ok, but I still have to sit here and wonder what chain of events went on to create such a mess?
