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I have an 81' GS 750 Ex. I realized it originally had a petcock with a horizontal diaphragm. Could this be the reason it starts starts dieing in the higher R's, & runs crappy? It looks like someone has fooled with the carbs. Can someone please tell me what the factory settings should be?
 
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Hi Mr. Matt,

Has the intake or exhaust been modified from stock? ANY changes in intake or exhaust usually require jetting changes to compensate for added air flow. For example, if you have removed the stock airbox and installed individual pod filters, you are now running "lean" (less fuel and more air in the air/fuel mixture ratio) and at higher revs the engine is running out of juice, starving for fuel. Or are you using an inline fuel filter? This can also cause fuel starvation. Of course, a bad petcock is common on these older bikes too.

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Matt said:
I have an 81' GS 750 Ex. I realized it originally had a petcock with a horizontal diaphragm. Could this be the reason it starts starts dieing in the higher R's, & runs crappy? It looks like someone has fooled with the carbs. Can someone please tell me what the factory settings should be?
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"horizontal diaphragm" ? what have you got now, and does it have lever? Of course, someone fooled with carbs- it's a given! many things could cause fuel starvation, how does it run otherwise? That Basscliff guy has more info on this subject than you can digest in one year, so take advantage!
 
Thanks for the warm welcome. You have a ton of useful information. I'm the proud owner of 2 GS's. An 81 GS750Ex & an 83 GS1100G. I will be putting up some pics soon.
 
Yes the diaphragm sits horizontally under the switch instead of vertically & behind. I never seen one like that, but thats what it shows in the manual. I would really like to know factory setting I know it's typically 1 1/4 turn out & so fourth. But I don't want to just go at it like a monkey how the last guy did. I still can't find factory specs, even in Basscliffs extensive library.
 
Matt said:
Yes the diaphragm sits horizontally under the switch instead of vertically & behind. I never seen one like that, but thats what it shows in the manual. I would really like to know factory setting I know it's typically 1 1/4 turn out & so fourth. But I don't want to just go at it like a monkey how the last guy did. I still can't find factory specs, even in Basscliffs extensive library.
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OK. the parts diagram shows two petcocks- lever style and leverless, the latter being very unpopular. But what " factory setting " are you refering to? the petcock either works or doesn't.Basscliff's site has info overload regarding carb specs -your carbs aren't unusual.
 
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