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> dsp...@hotmail.com wrote:
> >I have a 1983 Suzuki GS450. While trying to start it the other day I
> >killed the battery. I figured out then, I had a gas problem. I
> >temporary fixed that while waiting on a new Peacock switch.
> There is probably nothing wrong with your petcock. The only reason I can
> think of for ever replacing the whole petcock is if the body got broken
> somehow. Like maybe the petcock was laying on your garage floor and you ran
> over it with your car, Or your dog thought it was a bone and took it and
> buried it somewhere.
> The only moving part in your petcock is the selector knob. The back side of
> the selector knob is flat and it is pushed against the 4-holed grommet at
> allows you to select OFF, ON, or RES. If the 4-holed grommet leaks, buy a
> petcock rebuild kit fromwww.oldbikebarn.com.
> If you park the motorcycle and don't ride it for a long time, the gasoline in
> the float bowls will evaporate and plug up all the little idle mixture ports
> and the very important starter jet that's in the float bowl.
> It doesn't help to twist the throttle grip while trying to start your engine.
> The carburetors don't have a choke, they have a starting enrichener valve
> that opens when you pull the knob. Air passes around the throttle butterfly
> and goes into the engine. The bypass air sucks gasoline straight out of the
> float bowl through the starter jet I mentioned before.
> One one to clean out the carbs is to add 4 or 5 ounces of Berryman B12 Choke
> and Carburetor Cleaner to a full tank of gasoline and go for a slow ride.
> Another way is to use B12 in the aerosol can.
> Disconnect the fuel hose from the petcock. Using the red plastic tube
> provided with the B12, spray it
> down the fuel hose and fill the float bowls. Leave it set for half an hour to
> dissolve the gum and varnish and then start the engine. It will start and run
> on B12, just don't rev up the engine too high.
> >But I
> >decide to test my temp fix and jump start the back
> I can't imagine what "temporary fix" you might have performed.
> >. I couldn't reach
> >the battery since it is the middle of the bike. I decided to hook up
> >my battery charger to what I thought was the Signal Generator, which
> >the positive wire goes straight into from the battery.
> No, the signal generator does not hook to the battery. The signal generator
> is on the right hand side of the motorcycle and it connects to the ignition
> module. The signal generator does not charge the battery, it acts to signal
> the ignitionmodule to fire the spark plugs.
> I suppose that you managed to connect your jumper cable to the starter
> solenoid.
> >I did cause a
> >spark while hooking up the charger. When I came back to test it, I
> >found that none of my electrical parts work. The starter wouldn't
> >work, also no horn or turn signals, etc.
> Your battery is almost completely dead. Charge it, or replace it.
> > But I can push the bike and
> >pop the clutch, and then it will run. When running the head light
> >works and the horn tries to work. But once I shut the bike off,
> >nothing works again.
> The engine was running off of power supplied by the alternator. Check to see
> if there is any water left in your battery. Add distilled water as necessary.
> Charge the battery at 1.5 amps for about 8 hours. Disconnect it from the
> charger and wait half an hour. Check the battery voltage. If it's only about
> 11.9 or 12 volts, you need a new battery. A good battery will read 12.8 volts
> after resting for half an hour.
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The gas seems to only be getting to the bike, very fast or very slow.
It's not at a constant speed. The gas only seems to come out with I
have petcock in the off position also, in the on or res position the
thing won't run at all and no gas comes out. The petcock won't even
move without using a wrench on it and the old owner of the bike who
let it sit for 5 years, had add another switch in the gas line to shut
it off. He said the petcock hadn't worked in years either.
The carb cleaner sounds like a good idea.
The battery shows that it's full charged on my battery charger, its
only a month old. There is only 1 fuse on the GS450 and it appears to
be fine. But there is no power to the turn signal or anything else
when the key is in the on position, never had an electric problem
until I hooked up the jumper cables. So something has to be messed
up, otherwise I would think the turn signal or horn would at least
work. Everything worked before.
> But there is no power to the turn signal or anything else
> when the key is in the on position, never had an electric problem
> until I hooked up the jumper cables.
Hm. Well, you've fritzed something, then. I'd start looking at the
ignition switch. Oh, and check the battery terminals are tight.
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> >I have a 1983 Suzuki GS450. While trying to start it the other day I
> >killed the battery. I figured out then, I had a gas problem. I
> >temporary fixed that while waiting on a new Peacock switch.
> There is probably nothing wrong with your petcock. The only reason I can
> think of for ever replacing the whole petcock is if the body got broken
> somehow. Like maybe the petcock was laying on your garage floor and you ran
> over it with your car, Or your dog thought it was a bone and took it and
> buried it somewhere.
> The only moving part in your petcock is the selector knob. The back side of
> the selector knob is flat and it is pushed against the 4-holed grommet at
> allows you to select OFF, ON, or RES. If the 4-holed grommet leaks, buy a
> petcock rebuild kit fromwww.oldbikebarn.com.
> If you park the motorcycle and don't ride it for a long time, the gasoline in
> the float bowls will evaporate and plug up all the little idle mixture ports
> and the very important starter jet that's in the float bowl.
> It doesn't help to twist the throttle grip while trying to start your engine.
> The carburetors don't have a choke, they have a starting enrichener valve
> that opens when you pull the knob. Air passes around the throttle butterfly
> and goes into the engine. The bypass air sucks gasoline straight out of the
> float bowl through the starter jet I mentioned before.
> One one to clean out the carbs is to add 4 or 5 ounces of Berryman B12 Choke
> and Carburetor Cleaner to a full tank of gasoline and go for a slow ride.
> Another way is to use B12 in the aerosol can.
> Disconnect the fuel hose from the petcock. Using the red plastic tube
> provided with the B12, spray it
> down the fuel hose and fill the float bowls. Leave it set for half an hour to
> dissolve the gum and varnish and then start the engine. It will start and run
> on B12, just don't rev up the engine too high.
> >But I
> >decide to test my temp fix and jump start the back
> I can't imagine what "temporary fix" you might have performed.
> >. I couldn't reach
> >the battery since it is the middle of the bike. I decided to hook up
> >my battery charger to what I thought was the Signal Generator, which
> >the positive wire goes straight into from the battery.
> No, the signal generator does not hook to the battery. The signal generator
> is on the right hand side of the motorcycle and it connects to the ignition
> module. The signal generator does not charge the battery, it acts to signal
> the ignitionmodule to fire the spark plugs.
> I suppose that you managed to connect your jumper cable to the starter
> solenoid.
> >I did cause a
> >spark while hooking up the charger. When I came back to test it, I
> >found that none of my electrical parts work. The starter wouldn't
> >work, also no horn or turn signals, etc.
> Your battery is almost completely dead. Charge it, or replace it.
> > But I can push the bike and
> >pop the clutch, and then it will run. When running the head light
> >works and the horn tries to work. But once I shut the bike off,
> >nothing works again.
> The engine was running off of power supplied by the alternator. Check to see
> if there is any water left in your battery. Add distilled water as necessary.
> Charge the battery at 1.5 amps for about 8 hours. Disconnect it from the
> charger and wait half an hour. Check the battery voltage. If it's only about
> 11.9 or 12 volts, you need a new battery. A good battery will read 12.8 volts
> after resting for half an hour.
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