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excellent after cleaning my tank and carbs the old girl came to life again Terry

took the starter off again rechecked everything and all was good. reinstalled it works now for what ever reason. I think there is still a ground issue on the bike so i will look at all the connectors again reclean and if that does not work i will do the starter ground mod as sujested. Thanks to...

tryed the direct battery to starter no different

i do not think it is hyradlic stuck as it did turn over with the plugs out and nothing sprayed out?

ground cables are clean.

bike has sat for 2 years maybe longer, had it running but run very poorly, took the carbs of and cleaned them bike ran not bad but starter would drag a little cold and would not turn over a warm engine. That is when i decided to clean the starter up then get back to playing with the carbs...

grounded drirectly from a car battery to the engine then tryed juming the starter diretly. pulled the starter and jumped it with the car battery spins like no tomorrow. tryed stalling it by pushing the drive into a piece of wood. could it be something in the engine internalals cause it not to...

The starter was dragging so with the information an this website I removed the starter cleaned it and reinstalled. At first it cranked the engine over then it would not pulled the spark plugs and it turns the engine over. What could i have done wrong this time? No extra parts on the bench, fully...

Gave the tank to a friend who works at a radiator shop and he did what ever they do to it. Terry

Carbs removed cleaned floats adjusted. back on bike and it now idles. Just got to set the idle mixture screws and sync the carbs next. hope thats it for the engine then on to the brakes. The info on this site made the job go alot easier.

tank is cleaned carbs removed cleaned floats adjusted. back on bike and it now idles. Just got to set the idle mixture screws and sync the carbs next. hope thats it for the engine then on to the brakes

gave the vinager a try no change in color. Do not now what navel jelly is so i will try the pine sol Thank you Terry

Well it was time to cleanup the carbs took oneapart put it in a bucket of Zep cleaner degreaser and it turned a black grey color is there a way to restore the original look. Terry

Thanks for all the input this weekend will pull the tank and clean her out Thank you Terry

well I i guess i should head out to the garage and take a look at whats involved. starting to get cold up here -20 celsius tomorrow and no heat in the garage

might just just try to clean it in the bike. Terry

Is there a trick to removing the gas tank out of a 83 wing? Terry

Thanks for the welcome is it possible to clean the carbs with out buying a carb kit? Terry

just picked up a 1983 aAspencade spent most of the day trying to get it running it has been sitting for a few years. Got it running but will not idle and pops out of carbs when you get it running. drained gas put in fresh with seafoam in the gas fired her up and am now letting it sit for a day...