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1980 Suzuki Gs 550 L - Page 3 Questions & Answers
I just purchased an 86
I
did a Suzuki 550 carburetor over haul 10 years ago and had 3 of the 4
intake manifolds crack or separate. I would start by closely inspecting
the manifolds. Have you tried draining a carburetor bowl to see if it is
full of gas? If the vacuum line to the fuel petcock is not hooked up
correctly you could just have fuel starvation. You can hold a spark plug
to a cylinder head and turn the motor over to see if you have spark.
Correct amount of fuel, correct amount of air, and spark is what you
need.
I just gave that answer to some one else. The fact is I had to remove and clean my carbs 4 times . Each time I did it, I got one more carb to idle. The last carb to work for me was the vacuum nipple carb. By the time I was done I had to replace all four manifolds they had all separated or cracked. To get my carburetors working I turned them upside down and shot through them with carburetor cleaner in the morning before work and in the evening after work. The reason it wont idle is the carburetor passageways are still plugged in the slow circuit. Carburetor cleaner , air pressure, and in my case time to get the blockage out of the bodies. When I was done it ran great.
The starter motor wouldn't turn over.. so.. pulled
I did a Suzuki 550 carburetor over haul 10 years ago and had 3 of the 4 intake manifolds crack or separate. I would start by closely inspecting the manifolds. Have you tried draining a carburetor bowl to see if it is full of gas? If the vacuum line to the fuel petcock is not hooked up correctly you could just have fuel starvation. You can hold a spark plug to a cylinder head and turn the motor over to see if you have spark. Correct amount of fuel, correct amount of air, and spark is what you need.
I have an 82 suzuki
The first thing I would do is to stick in a new spark plug even if the shop says all is well. It will only cost a couple of bucks and now you KNOW the plug isn't the problem. If the shop tested the ignition system and all is okay, have them check the compression on the bad cylinder. Bad valves in that cylinder could be the problem. If the compression is okay, another possibility is a plugged main jet or gas is not getting into the carb due to a float being stuck closed or fuel line obstruction. Also, but less likely, is water filling the float bowl. Condensation inside the gas tank can make it into a carb. Bikes do not run well with water in the gas.
WHAT IS THE PROPER COMPRESSION FOR THIS BIKE
there is now exact compreshion presher for any engine,,,
however if your getting 120 to 160psi thats ok and the engine is a good one the importent part is all the cylinders must be very close to each other and have the same presher in them,,if one is a lot lower than the rest the engine need to be striped down to find out why this is,,,
I have a '80 Suz. gs 550e, which has no power on
Hi,
It sounds like you have a blocked main jet in the #1 carb. Unscrew the bolt at the bottom which is the fuel bowl an see if any fuel comes out. If it don't then your needle on the fuel inlet seat maybe jammed.
You will have to dismantle it and clean it out..Hope this helps, let me know how you get on.
Jason
1980 Suzuki GS 550L jets
the jetting/ jets are fittings inside of the carburators that allow onlky a certian amount of fuel to burn so the motorcycle does not flood itself out by having to much or to little fuel
There is an oil leak from the push rod so i am
The only push rod in your bike is the clutch push rod. It is on the left side of the engine and between the flywheel and the chain sprocket. Just remove the left side chain cover to gain access to the rod. Pull the rod out of the center casing then use a screwdriver to pry the old seal out. Then just put a new seal in its' place and re-install the rod. The rod will not need to be replaced unless it is bent or is pitted from rust where it runs through the seal.
I bought a used one
Hi there,
It seems like that there must be the green (earth) wire miss from the place.
It's good that you know how to use a multi-meter.
check the green wire using this multi-meter.
Good Luck!!
Thanks
The fuel lines pulled out of my 1978 GS550 when I
You will have two lines coming from the petcock on the bottom of the gas tank. the small one goes to the front of the number one carb, and the larger one plugs onto the fuel rail in the middle of the 4 carbs on the back. The lines that run between the 1 and 2 carbs and the 3and 4 carbs are just overflow lines, so they don't hook on anywhere else.
No fuel from tank
take a clean piece of fuel line and slide one end over the fuel fitting on the carb, and try to blow gently through it. if you cant blow through the line, then you have a problem with the needle/seat assembly inside the bowl of the carb. remove the bowl, and pull the float out along with the small needle under it, and make sure its not stuck, and make sure that the bore that the needle slides into is clean. also, re assemble the float and needle, and check for float adjustment. with the carb upright, check that the needle moves freely along with the float, and isnt pressed shut when the float is at its lowest position. if needed, then bend the small tab on the float that presses against the lower end of the needle, to give it a bit more slack and allow the needle to open up a bit more. do this check on both carbs.
Bike is iffy on turning
clutch cable need adjusting..If you mean that it is not allowing you to start..of not please be clear on your problem..
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