Oil dripping from #1 exhaust port GS750EX

[BILLDIGIOIA]

Please don't say I need a bigger hammer. Also found spider and eggs in No. 1 cylinder. Apparently not a lot of combustion going on, at least it was dead, though. Pictures to follow. Oil leak appears to have been coming from corner of gasket where rubber orings were located.

[Big T]

Are you sure all of the bolts are out? Especially the "upside down" one in the front

Sometimes, you have to pull the thru bolts, as the head is really ,really stuck to the block.

And no, not a bigger hammer, just properly applied (again and again)

Try the Search feature, someone else had this problem just a few weeks back

[BILLDIGIOIA]

off with their heads

The cylinder head lifted right off, the suzuki shop manual said three bolts and I found the sneaky upside down bolt at the middle front without any problem. Right now, I am trying to separate the finned cylinder block from the cases so that I can decarbonize the pistons and check the rings.

[Guest]

Double up some cylinder stud nuts and remove the studs.

[BILLDIGIOIA]

Focus the power

More focused hammer blows at the correct angle separated the block. Will pull it off all the way with son's help tonight and will inspect the pistons and rings. As promised, here are some pictures. The first is what we started with, and the pretty girl in shorts was not included. The second through last pictures show the conditions of the tops of the pistons, and if you look very closely, the small round object on top of No. 1 piston towards the front of the bike is the spider. Did not realize I could only upload one picture per post. See next post.

[BILLDIGIOIA]

Won't let me upload any more pictures because it says maximum jpeg size 97K. Will try to start album.

[Big T]

Bill

Go back to the BassCliff greeting, go to his website and look for "How to post Pictures"

Basically, you need a webhost, like Photobucket, and then you can post up all sorts of big pictures

[BILLDIGIOIA]

leak found

As near as can tell, the o-rings in the corner of head gasket near the front of No. 1 wear leaking. We are now decarbonizing all pistons, rings, etc. and rebuilding all carbs from scratch. Should be ready to ride sometime late 2011. Avoid a company named extreme_shop (The Extreme Shop) on ebay. They only provide automated responses. When I told them I was missing valve seals, I got an automated response about brake pads. Sent me a gasket set short 3 valve seals and they have said repeatedly that they sent "what was in the picture." As though you are able to see the valve seals and count them inside the blisterpack in the picture. Anyways, will pick up the missing seals at the dealer. The hardest part of the entire project has been cleaning the base gasket from the bottom of the cylinder and top of the case. Those two areas are now pristine. Thanks for everyone's help.