This is why No3 cylinder wasnt firing....

[XTlegend]

GS650E - seems like most of the drain plug has disintegrated and caused this mess!

 

[Steve]

I just can't imagine why it wasn't working.

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[Larry D]

THAT is just nasty. Guess it's time to clean those carbs.

 

[julien]

WOW... and I though mine were dirty

 

[mighty13d]

so I couldn't tell what was wrong.... you mean carbs aren't supposed to look like that? lmao jk

 

[hampshirehog]

so I couldn't tell what was wrong.... you mean carbs aren't supposed to look like that? lmao jk

The one on my ancient lawnmower looks exactly the same and the old girl fired up straightaway yesterday for the first time this year.

 

[Nessism]

GS650E - seems like most of the drain plug has disintegrated and caused this mess!

Drain plug?

 

[mighty13d]

the one in the middle of the bowl... to drain the bowls if needed

 

[Guest]

the one in the middle of the bowl... to drain the bowls if needed

HeHeHeHeHe

 

[Guest]

What caused it?

What caused it?

What would cause this corrosion?
And why only on #3?
How to prevent?

So many questions...:-k

 

[Guest]

Drain plug?

Yeah, now it's called a vent port...

 

[snowbeard]

yikes!

well I'd say water in the gas, and three rather than four because the bike on sidestand would fill three first, but that doesn't explain not two? maybe just luck?!

 

[mighty13d]

Yeah, now it's called a vent port...

LMAO TRUE!!! at least the same thing didn't happen to this bike as:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=139046

 

[Nessism]

That carb looks bad...but bad is relative. GSR member Russr33 gave me some carbs that sat with water in them and some of the float posts had literally disolved, as in gone. The carb bodies were completely junk. I have some VM22 carbs from a 550 that were likewise junk due to corrosion. The photo below is from another 550. Those carbs actually cleaned up fine.

 

[jetta90]

Hello XTlegend,..................yup, a carb looking like that points to an electrical issue for sure !!

 

[jetta90]

Hello Nessism, just saw your carb pic as well...............might as well help you out too........

you have an electrical problem as well !!

 

[Paul_IOFJS]

I didn't have to contend with corrosion when I rebuilt mine, just a stupid PO. When I took mine apart, one of them (I can't recall which) had the main jet rattling around in the float bowl!!!!! Just goes to show, you see somthing strange every day.

Paul

 

[Guest]

Hello XTlegend,..................yup, a carb looking like that points to an electrical issue for sure !!

Hello Nessism, just saw your carb pic as well...............might as well help you out too........

you have an electrical problem as well !!

Check all the grounds and clean the bullet connections.

 

[Nessism]

Russr33 gave me these carbs for parts. Butterflys look bad but nothing like inside.

 

[Guest]

Russr33 gave me these carbs for parts. Butterflys look bad but nothing like inside.

I thought I was the only one getting disrespected carbs. I have a set of GS1100G carbs I'm going to try to bring back back from the dead. Just got done with a set of 80 GS1100E carbs. Had a goldmine Dynojet kit in it from god knows when but I had to cut the carb bodys a bit to get the idle mixture screws out. These will be on Ebay in a week. Hint hint :-\\\