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My dad just bought a '75 GL1000. The reported problem was that it would start and run for 20 seconds before flooding.
Figuring it for a float/carb problem, I encouraged my dad to look into the bike and next thing I know he's bought it for himself!
The first thing I noticed while removing the carbs was that it had electric ignition and fuel pump "upgrades" :sobbing:
I went through the carbs with brake cleaner and compressed air to see that all passages were open; adjusted the floats while I was in there (which were - as I had guessed - very out of adjustment); and reinstalled the rack.
The bike still won't start (when I first installed the carbs again, it started for 30 seconds, but I couldn't get it to idle, and the first time it stalled was the last time it ran for me).
The two things that I'm thinking are the most likely culprits are the electric fuel pump having a bad flow rate (whether too much or too little I'm not sure), or the ignition timing. So thanks to the PO who thought those were good ideas :lash:.
This electronic mumbo jumbo is pretty outside of my experience. I feel competent in learning and executing the proper procedures, but I've gone to great lengths to avoid having to deal with these "improvements" that are pandemic to the modern automobile (I'm 23 buying 35+ year old bikes for chrissakes!), so if anyone has any advice for me I'm all ears.
Figuring it for a float/carb problem, I encouraged my dad to look into the bike and next thing I know he's bought it for himself!
The first thing I noticed while removing the carbs was that it had electric ignition and fuel pump "upgrades" :sobbing:
I went through the carbs with brake cleaner and compressed air to see that all passages were open; adjusted the floats while I was in there (which were - as I had guessed - very out of adjustment); and reinstalled the rack.
The bike still won't start (when I first installed the carbs again, it started for 30 seconds, but I couldn't get it to idle, and the first time it stalled was the last time it ran for me).
The two things that I'm thinking are the most likely culprits are the electric fuel pump having a bad flow rate (whether too much or too little I'm not sure), or the ignition timing. So thanks to the PO who thought those were good ideas :lash:.
This electronic mumbo jumbo is pretty outside of my experience. I feel competent in learning and executing the proper procedures, but I've gone to great lengths to avoid having to deal with these "improvements" that are pandemic to the modern automobile (I'm 23 buying 35+ year old bikes for chrissakes!), so if anyone has any advice for me I'm all ears.