She starts and dies

[William K Denton]

Re carb cleaning, BTDT 2X in the 26 years I've had my '96 GPz. It would have happened more frequently if I wasn't so religiously dedicated to adding StaBil to every tankful of the E10 garbage fuel that passes for gasoline these days.

The pilot cleaning is the easy part. In my experience, the most finicky part of reinstallation is getting the two inner rubber airbox boots and circular spring retainers back onto the carb intakes. If you need to curse while doing this, I'll understand and am available to discuss if you need guidance, reassurance, or simply someone to curse with.

Good luck,
Bill in Yardley, PA


William K. Denton
Lazarus CycleWorks
“We Breathe New Life into Old Bikes”
wkdenton at verizon.net
267-980-7788 office/cell



-----Original Message-----
From: GPZList [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at lists.micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Finger
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2024 9:58 AM
To: Bill Denton
Subject: Re: She starts and dies

When it's inconvenient I curse in English.
Nuisances are commented upon in German.
When I curse in French, you might get electrocuted when being too close..



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From: GPZList <gpzlist-bounces at lists.micapeak.com> on behalf of Paul Heim <pmheimjr at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2024 3:49:12 PM
To: Alexander Finger <af at syd.de>
Subject: Re: She starts and dies

It will be a nice project getting them out and cleaning them. Have some special words ready for when you reinstall them. And be sure to attach the fuel line before you mount them. I wish you luck.
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> On May 20, 2024, at 7:24 AM, Alexander Finger <af at syd.de> wrote:
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> Thanks to all of you..my initial thought was "carbs" but as I have never worked on them..it'll be a nice weekend project, I guess 😲
>
> Alex
>
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> From: GPZList <gpzlist-bounces at lists.micapeak.com> On Behalf Of Charles Scappaticci
> Sent: Montag, 20. Mai 2024 14:22
> To: Alexander Finger <af at syd.de>
> Subject: Re: She starts and dies
>
> Alex,
>
> It sounds like a set of gummed up carbs to me.  I would check as the others have mentioned, but if you don't find anything, it probably needs a carb cleaning, those pilot jets clog up easily after sitting a long time.
>
> Charles Scappaticci
>
>> On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM Alexander Finger <af at syd.de> wrote:
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>> Oh Wisdom of the group
>>
>> The geeper has been resting for a looooooooong time in the garage. I
>> hooked up the battery to a good charger so she started immediately.
>> Runs on choke, revs up, I pull out the choke, give a bit of throttle
>> and off she goes. Pattern repeats – she starts, revs up, choke out, a
>> bit of throttle – engine dies.
>>
>> I added some fresh fuel, that made everything better but still,
>> without choke she goes off.
>>
>> Any hints?
>>
>> All the best
>> Alex
>>
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