Gunson's Carbalancer, Help!

[Thom]

https://www.gunson.co.uk/items/pdf/Products/G4053_Instructions.pdf

These are the instructions.

Those instructions DO NOT work on my GS500e for what appears to be two reasons, unless i use an alternative fuel delivery system in place of the tank, i only have limited access to the carbs, and secondly the mixture is simply too lean to even idle.

How can i use this device to sync my carbs?

Any advise would be great as i quite wanna sort the engine downpipe temperature difference problem thingy!
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Pete.]

Never seen anything like that before. I would say it's not working because it's crap.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Thom]

£15 i can afford it to be to be honest!

I reckon, and this is just a theory, by removing that spinny roundy thing and just using the guage and pipe, i can connect it to the vacuum on the carb and get a measurement of the 'good' side of the bike and then try and replicate that figure on the other side.
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Pete.]

What you could do is put two vac tubes to a tee-piece then connect it to the device. To test the balance just pinch first one tube then the other to get readings off either carb, and you'll be able to quickly compare readings.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Thom]

that aint a bad idea!

Just need to find a 'T' Piece now!
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Rockhopper]

Think i only paid £30 to my dealer the last time i had my (four) carbs balanced on the GSX750F.

That Gunsons thing does look a bit crap to be honest!

[Ichy]

[Thom]

hmmm yeah it seems it could actually be a bit too sensetive as when i connected it upto the vacuum it just shot all the way up, obviously that isnt how it was meant to be used but nvm!

I think what im going to do is finally give in to the men in the garages and ask them to do a full service of the bike including carb balancing.

I must admit i adjusted the screw thingy and it did stop the revs sticking at 3k which is good!
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Pete.]

I got loads of old brass tee-pieces for vac lines send me your addy and I'll post one off to you. Let me know if you want 4mm or 6mm.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[hmmmnz]

dont use the plastic peices just use the tube and plug in into the vacuum plugs, (they are on the top cap part of the carb, under a little rubber bung)
remove the bung, poke on the hose, take a measurement,
do the other side, and adjust accordingly.


that way the air box stays on the bike,
all you need is a temp fuel tank (a small coke bottle with a hole in the lid with a hose poked in)

10 min job max,
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I kick arse for the lord
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[Thom]

hmmmmnz, i did try it that way but the reading just shot straight upto the top of the gauge, however it was pretty steady, if i adjusted the balance at all the reading would go right up but jump from anywhere between 3 and 5 on the scale, yet very quickly.

I think i need a decent balancer...
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Pete.]

[Thom]

aye, reckon i'll leave this to the pro's
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[hmmmnz]

make some,
i use 2 small bottles, some clear cable a couple of cable ties and some water
works like magic, by far and away the best balancers ever

https://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/balanncer.jpg

make sure that the water level is less than half the over all volume, so you dont suck water into the carb...
or just fill one side 4/5 full
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the humans are dead
I kick arse for the lord
Wiring Diagrams BIDNIP it bitches