I'm thinking that the leaking carb bowl is a minor issue as that plug looks oil fouled...
'77 GL1000 carb problem
Hi again!
I am working on my Gl1000, and it runs fine. However, it does have an uneven idle when warm, and the temperature varies a bit, but it's always within the white field on the gauge when riding (though it does go to the far end of it sometimes). When I start it, it often (but not always) smokes a lot, but this is just when I start it and it stops right after that. It happens at both hot and cold start.
When I parked the bike yesterday, I head a sizzling sound and I saw it was the #2 carb leaking fuel, dripping onto the engine and boiling. It stopped a short while after I stopped the engine, but as you can see on the photo, It looks like it has been leaking for a while. On the engine, the paint has disappeared where the fuel drops.
The PO did a complete overhaul on the carbs using Randakk's parts, and he does seem like a trustworthy guy so I think he did it properly. Still, the leak is there. How should I go about this? I've pulled the carbs off the bike now, but I don't want to do anything wrong. I looked in the air intake and there was no fuel there, not even while running (I did not run it warm though, just a couple of minutes idle). The air filter does however have some fuel in it, and the PO said he changed it when doing the carbs.
Just to check, I took out the spark plugs. There is quite a difference between #1 and the rest, what might be the cause here? (on the photo, the plugs go left to right from #4, #3, #2, #1) I'm using NGK D8EA. I checked the plugs while turning the engine, and they all spark. I think I would have noticed if one cylinder didn't fire? Could this be related to the carbs? I just replaced the ignition with a Dyna S, if that matters.
As I said, it runs good but I'm worried about the carb leaking. And if it is related to the uneven idle and smoking, it would be great to sort it out.
Hope some of you guys can help me out here.
I am working on my Gl1000, and it runs fine. However, it does have an uneven idle when warm, and the temperature varies a bit, but it's always within the white field on the gauge when riding (though it does go to the far end of it sometimes). When I start it, it often (but not always) smokes a lot, but this is just when I start it and it stops right after that. It happens at both hot and cold start.
When I parked the bike yesterday, I head a sizzling sound and I saw it was the #2 carb leaking fuel, dripping onto the engine and boiling. It stopped a short while after I stopped the engine, but as you can see on the photo, It looks like it has been leaking for a while. On the engine, the paint has disappeared where the fuel drops.
The PO did a complete overhaul on the carbs using Randakk's parts, and he does seem like a trustworthy guy so I think he did it properly. Still, the leak is there. How should I go about this? I've pulled the carbs off the bike now, but I don't want to do anything wrong. I looked in the air intake and there was no fuel there, not even while running (I did not run it warm though, just a couple of minutes idle). The air filter does however have some fuel in it, and the PO said he changed it when doing the carbs.
Just to check, I took out the spark plugs. There is quite a difference between #1 and the rest, what might be the cause here? (on the photo, the plugs go left to right from #4, #3, #2, #1) I'm using NGK D8EA. I checked the plugs while turning the engine, and they all spark. I think I would have noticed if one cylinder didn't fire? Could this be related to the carbs? I just replaced the ignition with a Dyna S, if that matters.
As I said, it runs good but I'm worried about the carb leaking. And if it is related to the uneven idle and smoking, it would be great to sort it out.
Hope some of you guys can help me out here.
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