goldwing issues

[mickwinf]

As some of you know i have a gl1000 goldwing and i am having a problem which someone may be able to help me with. It starts and runs well, has had usual carb rebuild and new points etc, but after a run when i pull up at a junction it will not tick over and will stall unless i keep blipping the throttle, also has a slight hanging idle, then suddenly the revs will drop and stall. can also be a bit reluctant to start again. i suspect carbs but any other ideas? Oh i checked plug colour seemed a bit white, all plugs similar colour.

[Johnwebley]

The thoughts are of an intake leak when it's hot.
Any rubber carb mounts?
Hardened O rings?


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[Bryanj]

Typical air leak or carb jet problem mate

[mickwinf]

thanks will look into that, problem is new rubbers not available. if i connect the vacuum gauges would that show which one was leaking?

[Bryanj]

Probably not but try spraying a small amount of easy start around the joints and rubbers one at a time and see if revs pick up. I am junking a GL1000 executive thats too fr gone so bits can be available if you want

[mike the bike]

I've wrapped some self amalgamating rubber tape around the air intakes in the past.  That worked fine until I found some replacements.

[MarkCR750]

I've heard that shrink sleeve works well on cracked carb rubbers, not tried it myself but it sounds logical.

[mickwinf]

Just an update on this, after the advice given i checked the inlet rubbers and sprayed some carb cleaner around them when the engine was running. It did not alter the revs at all but when i checked the clamps one was a bit loose so i tightened them all as much as i could when it was warmed up, then set carbs. Was only able to get out on it today between rain showers and it seems much better, ticks over and revs fine with no hanging idle. Thanks guys, and i still maintain a wing is a SOHC (per bank) !!

[Orcade-Ian]

Glad you seem to be sorted - I think any bike is OK on the forum, provided it's in the right section, which yours is. Might draw the line at my GL1500 which is a SOHC (on each bank) six. Next on the bench after my 'other' 400/4 will be my GL1000 which needs belts and the full carb job.  I must say that the Easy Start spray has tracked down many faults on bikes and cars for me, the most recent was a duff seal on the supercharger elbow on my Daimler - wouldn't be without a can.

Ian

[JamesH]

I'm doing a set of GL1000 carbs at the moment...quite a time consuming job but very therapeutic bringing this set back from the dead...and having to deal with 6/7 jets per carb...

[Orcade-Ian]

Yes, my GL 1000 was running like a bag of soot recently so I'm about to go in there and sort it.  Randakk's kit and his excellent DVD should put it back to the sweetie it used to be.  Mine's a very early one which I got as a U.S. Import from West Coast (Southport) back in the 90's then sold it to my Cousin just before we moved here to Orkney and bought it back a few years ago.

Ian

[mickwinf]

James the carbs are very unusual and complicated, as Ian mentioned the randakk kit seems to be the best and in the dvd he points out many details including the fact some manuals put 2 jets the wrong way round so worth checking.