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Carb Cleaning (in situ lazy method)
You might consider Randakk’s GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video Yamaha Carb Cleaner
Honda Float Bowl Drain Screw Placement
Honda GL1000 float bowl drain screws will be difficult to loosen for periodic maintenance if the float bowls are installed onto the wrong carbs. There are specific left/right carb bowls plus a special bowl for carb #1 (with vacuum hose barb). The bowls will bolt up and run fine on the wrong carbs, but it… Continue Reading →
Early vs. Late Carb Mixing and Matching / Honda GL1100 Carbs on Honda GL1000? + Honda GL1000 Carb Specs
You might consider this item: Randakk’s GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video GL1000 Carb Interchange Issues Honda GL1000 Carbs Restored by Randakk Customer Jouko Tomminen of Lahti, Finland
Honda GL1000 Water Pump R&R Details
“Prepped” Front Cover – viewed from rear. Note crucial by-pass oring detailed below. (Special thanks to Art Jernberg for improving the captions above.)
Honda CX500 and Variants – Additional Carb Fit Details
This information is courtesy of my good friend – the late Dick Smith (aka Dick in Raleigh) – who was a noted CX500 expert.
Important Honda GL1100 Carb Details
You might consider this item: GL1100 Carburetor Repair Manual written by noted GL1100 guru Howard Halasz This Tech Tip is provided courtesy of Howard Halasz – noted GL1100 Guru. Howard is a frequent contributor of technical columns and other information to GWRRA’s Wing World Magazine. “Randakk’s GL1100 Master Carb Overhaul Kit includes are the pieces… Continue Reading →
General Honda GL1000 Troubleshooting Guide
You might consider this item: Randakk’s GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video Note: You should do a valve adjust and compression test (in that order!) before doing ANY ignition or carb tuning. GL1000s will run poorly when valve lash is not set exactly to spec. Fortunately, valve lash stays “in spec” for a long time once properly… Continue Reading →
Honda GL1000 Floats 101
Randakk now offers GL1000 and GL1100 Float Setting gauges. Details here I show how to set floats in the video: Randakk’s GL1000 Carb Rebuild Video Note: The procedure for setting the float levels on GL1100 carbs is essentially the same as the one for GL1000 carbs described below. The only difference is that the float… Continue Reading →
GL1000 Starter Clutch Overhaul Tips
Starter clutch overhaul is an easy, but rather time-consuming task. If you have a starter that won’t engage or disengage reliably, your starter clutch probably needs attention. “Howling” or “screeching” noises from the left, rear side of the engine are other symptoms pointing to starter clutch or starter sprocket issues that require overhaul.