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Hi all... After taking into account all the help I received here, and looking closely at the Clymer manual, I realized that the vacuum hose wasn't even connected! One end of it was tight into the carb as it was supposed to be, but the other end that should've plugged into the petcock unit was ...

Thanks for your input! It runs super well, now!

Hi all...I wrote before about my Suzuki GS500E giving me problems. Well, I finally got some time today and I took the gas tank and the petcock off, thinking that the problem might be in the fuel line, as some have suggested. The tubes were okay, except for one: I discovered that the vacuum tube wasn ...

Thanks for the help, all. During the routine spring check-up, the mechanic did almost a complete overhaul of the carbs, but didn't have the diaphragms to put in there. Those are on order and I should get that done this week. He did mention the petcock being a problem, but I'm not sure what to do ...

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I'm new here, and relatively new to the world of motorcycles. Just got my license in October, and have been taking advantage of every reasonably warm (35 degrees and above) day to get the bike out and ride her around.

It was running rough, then got to the point where it lost power in ...