More idling issues.....

[blaine]

Originally Posted by chromedome195

It is pouring here and my bike is covered---or I'd check to be sure.
But I think it moves towards me to use the choke and away from me to shut off the choke. If it ever stops raining here in the future---I'll be happy to verify that.

That is correct.

[gz4me +]

I have a 2000 gz and pushing the choke knob away from me turns the choke off. Pulling the knob towards me turns it on. I do not have any spring tention snapping the knob back in either position. I do not have access to bike right now, so I can not check where the plunger goes into the carb. Something does not seem right, but I need to look at my plunger.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by gz4me +

I have a 2000 gz and pushing the choke knob away from me turns the choke off. Pulling the knob towards me turns it on. I do not have any spring tention snapping the knob back in either position. I do not have access to bike right now, so I can not check where the plunger goes into the carb. Something does not seem right, but I need to look at my plunger.

As stated that is correct.Away from you:OFF Towards you:ON

[osborne]

" I do not have any spring tention snapping the knob back in either position."

That, is what has me very confused. Several folks here have said the same thing. No spring tension returning the choke lever to the off position.

As shown in the pics I posted, there is what appears to be a factory spring in the line behind the plunger on mine, and mechanically speaking......it seems to work perfectly, returning the choke to the off position. But this means that I would have to manually hold the choke lever in the choke position while starting and warming it up. Wondering if I should try and remove the damn spring and see what it does.

[Water Warrior 2]

It might be helpful if some one else can varify having or not having a spring on their GZ. We don't have a GZ anymore so a present GZ rider will have to volunteer.

[osborne]

Agreed Warrior, maybe someone could grab a 9/16ths wrench and unscrew their choke cable from the carb and see if theres a spring justbehind the plunger. Thanks all. I looked on ebay for the part hoping to find if theres a spring there but wouldn't ya know it.....not one choke cable up for auction.

[TrevorG]

That spring is there on my choke cable. It's standard issue

What concerns me is that you said when you pull the lever towards you the on position the cable retracts and pulls the plunger out. I may be wrong, but if I remember correctly, mine operates the opposite. Pulling the lever to the on position actually pushes the plunger in, and pushing it back to the off position pulls the plunger back out.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by TrevorG

That spring is there on my choke cable. It's standard issue

What concerns me is that you said when you pull the lever towards you the on position the cable retracts and pulls the plunger out. I may be wrong, but if I remember correctly, mine operates the opposite. Pulling the lever to the on position actually pushes the plunger in, and pushing it back to the off position pulls the plunger back out.

When you pull the lever towards you pulls the cable/plunger out of the
bore.The spring is there to help retract the plunger back into the bore when you Push the lever off. The friction of the lever in the casing is supposed to be enough to over power the pressure of the spring so the choke stays in place till you move it.
http://www.ronayersmotorcycles.com/f...003&fveh=10117

#31 & 32 is Plunger & spring.

[osborne]

I suspected it might be working backwards. Someone must have been in it before me. Gonna try and finagle it and see if I cant reverse the action. Thanks everyone.

[raul10141964]

the picture show the parts you missing, I back up the screw so you see it better.
is located under the handle