• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Seriously wtf... Stupid carbs...

  • Thread starter Thread starter Tiny
  • Start date Start date
T

Tiny

Guest
Rebuold the carbs they said.... Its easy they said...

they lied!

first... Who the hell designs a setup where ya have to move the engine forward to get the carbs free of the airbox???

So i studied every tutorial i could find... Studied the clymer... Followed every step to the t... Finally get the carbs back in and it fires right up... Set the idle, shut it off, hook up the sync tool and stop for the night...

go back this morning with a longer fuel line so i can move the tank out of the way and damn if i cant get the friggin thing to start... Seriously? Nothing changed but after six hrs still wont start... FML!!!

i tried several settings for the air adjustment screws, cleaned and gappedthe plugs, ran down two batteries including a lithium ion...

long story short... Lotsa time... More money than i had... Still wont start... Kill me now!

its a gs650... Any ideas guys?
 
How warmed up was the engine when you set the idle??? If it wasnt very warm then the idle NOW is too low and thus its gonna be hard to start.

Set the mixture screws at the back at about 2 1/2 to 3 out from gently seated. Do NOT twist the throttle when trying to start it. Choke and hands off the grip.

Float hts too high will shut fuel to the bowls off too soon also.....causing the bowls to not fill which in turn means they arent full enough to run the engine. May want to recheck them and be sure to do it from the right spot on the floats.

And lastly...what tututorial did you use ? Hopefully the CV one from Bikecliff.
 
If you are getting full voltage to the coils and you have gas in the bowls (primed again?) then the first thing that would come to mind would be tight valve clearances. If your synch tool is not set properly, you can also create a vacuum leak.

Also, you really shouldn't need to move the engine to get the carbs in and out, but it is a buggery tight fit. Silicone spray lube and new boots are your friends here.
 
Good point Bill. Where is the petcock set at..if your using the tank. And also, is the vacuum line to the petcock plugged with a screw or something since you said something about taking the tank off. If not out a bolts in it or a golf tee to stop the massive vacuum leak.

EDIT..and if the tank is off and the vacuum from the carbs to the petcock isnt connected youll need to either get a longer vac line from the tank to the carbs or set it in the PRIme spot so fuel will flow. Do the carb sync and be CERTAIN the petcock is put back in the ON spot soon as your shutting the bike down.
 
Last edited:
No one lied, you just didn't do it right...yet. Slow your roll and take your time doing the repairs, getting in a hurry doesn't work. Listen to the advice you get here, it'll be running in no time.
 
You said it fired up before. You will want to make sure that it isn't something else simple before assuming that you messed up the carb rebuild. I've given myself extra problems by second guessing myself. I use longer clear gas line so I can see what the gas is doing. (i.e. running low or flowing) Make sure you have spark. Pulling the plugs is much easier than pulling carbs. Check your rectifier/stator connections. I'm not sure what yours look like, but my bullet connectors have become dislodged when I'm working on the bike. Not having a good ground connection can cause you grief. Check your fuses. (Don't know if you have separate one for spark and start) Anyway, I hope you find that your carb build is good and it is a simple fix.
 
650's are a bitch. Like BigD83 said it's can be done w/o moving the engine.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top