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First off, the bar is open for vertual beers for the new bloke.
Just got myself a nice 1976 GL 1000 that I have wanted for years.
Now there are a couple of things wrong that I can live with but the main problem is that it cuts out, just like fuel starvation.
It runs for a short while then cuts out, I pull the fuel pipe off the pump inlet and then stick it back on and its ready to go again no porblem, a few hundred yard and exactly the same thing happens.
I have had the fuel tap off the tank and cleaned it, I did notice that fuel did not squirt out of the two holes in the tank, infact I was surprised just how little amount of fuel came out. I had the cap off so it was vented.
The idle is a bit wrong too, once warm it will sit at about 2500 and when I tap the linkages it drops to about normal if not lower than.
Carbs have been balanced but I have noticed that the float bowls are not fastened very well, infact a couple of the screws dont bit home and some have been replaced with self tappers.
As you will see the above is spoiling my enjoyment of a bloody lovely bike.
I hope you can assist in some way so I may continue to ride into winter.
many thanks in advance.
Daz
First off, the bar is open for vertual beers for the new bloke.
Just got myself a nice 1976 GL 1000 that I have wanted for years.
Now there are a couple of things wrong that I can live with but the main problem is that it cuts out, just like fuel starvation.
It runs for a short while then cuts out, I pull the fuel pipe off the pump inlet and then stick it back on and its ready to go again no porblem, a few hundred yard and exactly the same thing happens.
I have had the fuel tap off the tank and cleaned it, I did notice that fuel did not squirt out of the two holes in the tank, infact I was surprised just how little amount of fuel came out. I had the cap off so it was vented.
The idle is a bit wrong too, once warm it will sit at about 2500 and when I tap the linkages it drops to about normal if not lower than.
Carbs have been balanced but I have noticed that the float bowls are not fastened very well, infact a couple of the screws dont bit home and some have been replaced with self tappers.
As you will see the above is spoiling my enjoyment of a bloody lovely bike.
I hope you can assist in some way so I may continue to ride into winter.
many thanks in advance.
Daz