Running like crap

[Paul Heim]

Yesterday I pulled the tank off and drained the float chambers. I didn't see any obvious crud coming out, but I hooked up a temporary tank and my carb balancer and cranked the bike. It ran really well and the carbs only required a minor balance adjustment (and no issues with diaphragms). I'm guessing that the ethanol-free gasoline allowed some condensate to get to the floats the last time I ran it during the winter, even though I dosed the tank with StaBil. All is well, once again! Daniel & Ped, thanks for the advice. In ten years of gross winter neglect, this has never been a problem for this bike before.

Paul in Ohio 

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> On Jun 4, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Ped <gpz1100abs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Daniel. This is a habit I've had for many, many years, Whenever the GPZ has been sitting in the garage for several weeks I always drain the float bowls before cranking the engine. Even with the fuel filter installed I keep getting surprised of how much crap can actually accumulate in the bowls. I think this habit has saved me from a lot of trouble. Except for one occurrence when it was brand new and the fuel filter not yet installed, I have never ever had any carb problems, and I have never had them off. And the GPZ has run over 169.000 km (105.000 miles).
> 
> Ped
> '96 "Black Stealth" GPZ
> Denmark
> 
> 
> 
>> Den 04-06-2015 kl. 14:34 skrev LeBlanc, DanielJ:
>> Hi Paul.
>> 
>> Try draining the float bowls - I am constantly amazed at how much debris collects up even through a filter.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Daniel J. LeBlanc, P.Eng., MBA, DTME
>> daniel.leblanc at unb.ca
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: GPZList [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Paul Heim
>> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 9:31 AM
>> To: LeBlanc, DanielJ
>> Subject: Running like crap
>> 
>> On Tuesday I rode the GPz to work and it ran worse than it ever has. It was like the lean stumble I got with bad jetting or dirty carbs, but the problem was at all rpm. I'll check the ignition but I think it's related to the carbs. Has anyone ever tried riding with a failed diaphragm in one of the carbs? What about a failed float, possibly flooding one cylinder? I didn't ride much last year but I pulled the carbs and cleaned them out real well in 2013. The bike was running well last year and I laid it up with non-ethanol gas and fuel stabilizer last fall. I also started it and warmed it up twice over the winter.
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