check past archives and the picture archives.
These valves can be taken apart.
usually the spring will be toast.
buy another set off ebay and splice a good valve
onto your current setup. you can get a 1/4" dia piece
of hose at the hardware store that will do wonders to splice them together.
quit driving it like this though...
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Hey whats up crew ?
well I made it to the east coast.. did get an eye infection in kentucky. They play some pretty mean banjos there! I drove the truck, but some super cool riding roads & camping in W.Va. Out here West virginia is closer than cheyenne is to denver. will get ole schmokey out of storage this week, bring the main jets back to stock, clean her up and start to terrorize this side of the continent. I am a bit worried.. you ahve to go through all kinds of inspections and crap here for registration. I guess I'll finally have to make a normal brake light switch. and theres a bunch of "stock type" regulations.... not even sure if the suzuki symbol I have is stock.
TONS of RUBS out here ( rich urban biker scum ).. no-one has enough sack to build their own crap, much less ride it. realllyyy lame-o.
Anyhow, on that note I've decided to buy a brand new Buell. maybe it was all that fine kentucky 'shine or maybe the banjo playin, or maybe the bbq posum! who knows... but their fun to ride, good gas mileage and hey at least part of the money stays here in the us.
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well I made it to the east coast.. did get an eye infection in kentucky. They play some pretty mean banjos there! I drove the truck, but some super cool riding roads & camping in W.Va. Out here West virginia is closer than cheyenne is to denver. will get ole schmokey out of storage this week, bring the main jets back to stock, clean her up and start to terrorize this side of the continent. I am a bit worried.. you ahve to go through all kinds of inspections and crap here for registration. I guess I'll finally have to make a normal brake light switch. and theres a bunch of "stock type" regulations.... not even sure if the suzuki symbol I have is stock.
TONS of RUBS out here ( rich urban biker scum ).. no-one has enough sack to build their own crap, much less ride it. realllyyy lame-o.
Anyhow, on that note I've decided to buy a brand new Buell. maybe it was all that fine kentucky 'shine or maybe the banjo playin, or maybe the bbq posum! who knows... but their fun to ride, good gas mileage and hey at least part of the money stays here in the us.
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grrrrrrrrrrrr
i hate you. there i said it.
why do all the "newbies" show up with sweet lookin rides ?
aaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
for $100 ?? damn it!
well good work jumping on that one!
flush all the fluids, new gas, new battery I'll bet she rides just fine!
start with the braking before you think you need to !
why do all the "newbies" show up with sweet lookin rides ?
aaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
for $100 ?? damn it!
well good work jumping on that one!
flush all the fluids, new gas, new battery I'll bet she rides just fine!
start with the braking before you think you need to !
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HA!
so your $100 deals not so good !
HA !
( sorry just still bitter cause yours is so much nice looking than mine ever was or probaly will ever be )
You can easily buy carb rebuild kits for these. sudco is good, check ebay. they are on their regularly. Also... did you by any chance blow out the carbs with compressed air ?? this will damage the floats. They may have already been damaged. in fact when I first got my bike the floats had extremely small leaks in them. they would work long enough to get a mile or so down the road. then they'd fill up with gas and not work and the bike would do some really scary revving.
I got replacement floats at the local suzuki dealer, within a week for about $12 a piece. I'd recommend doing this just so you know it will never become an issue again. your dealer can order you rebuild kits to. ( mine did at least ) will be a few more $$ than flee-bay but at least you know who's but to kick if they don't come in.
good luck !
jeff
so your $100 deals not so good !
HA !
( sorry just still bitter cause yours is so much nice looking than mine ever was or probaly will ever be )
You can easily buy carb rebuild kits for these. sudco is good, check ebay. they are on their regularly. Also... did you by any chance blow out the carbs with compressed air ?? this will damage the floats. They may have already been damaged. in fact when I first got my bike the floats had extremely small leaks in them. they would work long enough to get a mile or so down the road. then they'd fill up with gas and not work and the bike would do some really scary revving.
I got replacement floats at the local suzuki dealer, within a week for about $12 a piece. I'd recommend doing this just so you know it will never become an issue again. your dealer can order you rebuild kits to. ( mine did at least ) will be a few more $$ than flee-bay but at least you know who's but to kick if they don't come in.
good luck !
jeff
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Brad , i read that you are planing to replace the petcock anyways but the fuel should only flow on prime when the engine isnt running .. Davejbswear wrote:I know it isn't diaphragm failure...At least not in that sense. Fuel flows freely in any setting the the petcock, and that's AFTER I put in some POS rebuild kit from eBay. I'll be getting a NOS OEM from one of the other members here soon to replace it.
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Re: whats up brad
Last time it ran well was about 29 years ago...Schmoke wrote:Hey Brad,
I just moved to manasses " man - asses " as its called..
we should go ride sometime. I may even be able to help
you get that damn thing running! christ I know I spent many an
evening wanting to throw mine off a cliff. I suspect it may be
those "bung" things that got taken off and not put back on...
not sure... it doesn't take a lot to disrupt fuel flow from carbs
into the engine. speaking of, how are the carb mounts ?
when was the last time it ran well ?
later,
-JL
I got it running well (aside from a REALLY high idle) about two months ago. Then all the varnish that dissolved in the fresh gas gummed the carbs. Carbs are soaking. Again.
I work in Greenbelt at Goddard, not too far from you! I do have my SV to ride.
Did that earlier this evening.Get a in-line fuel filter before you have another go at starting. You could be doing everything right but a cruddy tank could be giving you red herrings. Maybe not but at least you can eliminate that one.
Right, but the diaphragm inside the petcock that's on there now is all jacked up. It doesn't stop fuel from flowing at all.Brad , i read that you are planing to replace the petcock anyways but the fuel should only flow on prime when the engine isnt running .. Dave
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Brad are you asking about the plastic nipples pushed in towards the top of the carbs on the sides?
Those are air vents to the float bowls and should not be blocked off. If you blow through them, where does the air "come out" It should be in teh upper face of the float chamber - usually a hole with a small brass drilled plug in it.
They usually have small bore hoses on them which dangle down near the carb bodies to allow air in but to keep water out.
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Those are air vents to the float bowls and should not be blocked off. If you blow through them, where does the air "come out" It should be in teh upper face of the float chamber - usually a hole with a small brass drilled plug in it.
They usually have small bore hoses on them which dangle down near the carb bodies to allow air in but to keep water out.
teazer
