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I’ve finally got my 77GL1000 to the point where it goes but now it won’t stop going. As soon as I put it in gear, it takes off. If I’m not quick about it, it’ll stall out but I have managed to ride it a couple of times now (which is nice after 5 years of owning it and not being able to) and it goes through all the gears and seems to run fine. I’ve taken out the clutch and soaked all the disks in oil. When putting it back together, everything seems to spin free until I put the springs in. I’ve adjusted the clutch according to the book which calls for 5/8[suP]th[/suP] of an inch of play in the handle. I’ve also made it so there was no play and the clutch cable is once and tight, but it still wants to go. The clutch plates are well within spec (0.037) but should I replace them anyway?
Also, what is the normal vacuum supposed to be while syncing the carburetors? I attempted this last night and was getting about 5 lbs at an idle. This seemed awfully low. I did notice a crack in one of the manifolds, but I’d think that would only affect one carb. (I have a spare set of carbs that I’ll be pulling a replacement off of tonight). The bike seems to run pretty well for the carbs not being synched, but I think there may be something wrong with my gauges on the carb synch tool.
Anyway, just wondering what other experiences have led to.
Thanks,
David
I’ve finally got my 77GL1000 to the point where it goes but now it won’t stop going. As soon as I put it in gear, it takes off. If I’m not quick about it, it’ll stall out but I have managed to ride it a couple of times now (which is nice after 5 years of owning it and not being able to) and it goes through all the gears and seems to run fine. I’ve taken out the clutch and soaked all the disks in oil. When putting it back together, everything seems to spin free until I put the springs in. I’ve adjusted the clutch according to the book which calls for 5/8[suP]th[/suP] of an inch of play in the handle. I’ve also made it so there was no play and the clutch cable is once and tight, but it still wants to go. The clutch plates are well within spec (0.037) but should I replace them anyway?
Also, what is the normal vacuum supposed to be while syncing the carburetors? I attempted this last night and was getting about 5 lbs at an idle. This seemed awfully low. I did notice a crack in one of the manifolds, but I’d think that would only affect one carb. (I have a spare set of carbs that I’ll be pulling a replacement off of tonight). The bike seems to run pretty well for the carbs not being synched, but I think there may be something wrong with my gauges on the carb synch tool.
Anyway, just wondering what other experiences have led to.
Thanks,
David
