hi there
i have a 1993 gs500 and had a carb problem so i bought a box full of spares that included carbs they are from a 2002 and look very similar to mine they dont have the throttle sensor so i guess they will go on any body have any ideas will they fit and if the do will the engine work properley
They fit the engine and airbox fine, the problem is that the pre-2001 throttle cable will not fit correctly on the 2002 carb: there is not enough play between the cable and the cable sheath, and also, the 2002 uses two cables (although I think you can get away with one). After buying new throttle cables, the main problem I had was that the newer cable is designed at the control-end for a completely different hand control to thread into. I solved it by upgrading to a pair of 2004 hand controls, which work fine but need to be rewired for the old harness.
very good advice i have solved the problem today by nipping back the outer casing on the throttle cable and it works fine so good news but my problem now is that the left carb is not allowing fuel to get to the cyinder pain in the neck my old carbs where not letting fuel get into the right cylinder :icon_lol: the only thing i can do now is laugh and keep going o well
OK then why dont you use the left carb in that one and right carb in the other one.
Cool.
Buddha.
i wish it was that easy but the way the throttle assembley is on both carbs i dont think they would fit together :technical: im going to try and clean these new carbs up and se how far i get also should i be worried if my fuel is cream coulored
Oh, yea fuel with whipped cream, its the best.
Maybe you leave these carbs on and clean the other carbs.
Maybe you have this cream colored crapola in the cylinders ... killing the spark, compression, intake and exhaust ... sheite that wont ignite doesn;t make for very good fuel these days.
BTW I was being sarcastic when I said use one carb from this and other from that. Normally I'd clean and trouble shoot carbs, but hell I thought you like swapping stuff around.
In short, you dont try to run a bike on whipped cream ... or sour cream, or yogurt or cottage cheese.
Cool.
Buddha.
A while back I took some carbs off for cleaning, and when I put them back I had a similar problem with one side not pulling fuel. I thought it was a synch thing, but it turned out that the rubber or silicon manifold/intake boot had cracked when I had removed the carbs. This might sound like a random suggestion, but it might be a good idea to make sure there aren;t any leaks before messing with the carbs again. I wasted a lot of time because it didn't occur to me to check for cracks around the manifold: that material gets kind of brittle after a few years of high temperatures and whatnot. just a thought. good luck.
One more thing...
I just took my 2002 carbs apart for the first time yesterday, and there is one major difference you should know about between the older type and the new.
The needle jet on the 2002 carbs DOES NOT GET REMOVED FROM THE TOP-SIDE. Instead of pulling with needle-nose pliers through the diaphram side, you'll just unscrew it from the bottom under the float, where the main and pilots are. You'll probably see the difference right away, but I almost did a bad thing myself. Just so you know...
your a geniuss i just checked the engine to carb collors and they are both knackered i have ordered two new ones i dont know how they slipped my mind but atleast ive got a spare set of carbs now :icon_lol: :icon_lol:muppet :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
i guess problem solved for now i will keep you updated on what happens next
regards andy