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    1978 GS1000: what's this thing in my cylinder head?

    Hi all,

    I pulled my carbs to do a full rebuild, but I had some plastic parts breaking off the carb boots.
    To check if anything fell into the intake I borrowed an inspection camera to look into it.

    There is something which looks like a metal clip (?) on the picture above the valve. Doesn't look like it belongs there...
    WP_20180310_17_51_44_Pro.jpg


    Anybody have an idea what it could be?

    Thanks
    Jürgen
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    1978 GS1000 EC
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    #2
    another picture (which does not show the "thing" but to give a better idea of what is actually shown)
    WP_20180310_17_04_37_Pro.jpg
    sigpic
    1978 GS1000 EC

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      #3
      No idea what it is but should not be there can you not fish it out with a stiffish wire which a blob of grease on the end whilst using the camera?
      The big guy up there rides a Suzuki (this I know)
      1981 gs850gx

      1999 RF900
      past bikes. RF900
      TL1000s
      Hayabusa
      gsx 750f x2
      197cc Francis Barnett
      various British nails

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        #4
        get a vacuum cleaner in there and suck it out.
        1978 GS1085.

        Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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          #5
          Wtf? No one recognizes a spark plug anymore?

          Jürgen, übertriebs nöd
          #1: 1979 GS 550 EC "Red" – Very first Bike / Overhaul thread        New here? ☛ Read the Top 10 Newbie mistakes thread
          #2: 1978 GS 550 EC "Blue" – Can't make it a donor / "Rebuild" thread     Manuals (and much more): See Cliff's homepage here
          #3: 2014 Moto Guzzi V7 II Racer – One needs a runner while wrenching
          #4: 1980 Moto Guzzi V65C – Something to chill

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            #6
            Originally posted by roeme View Post
            Wtf? No one recognizes a spark plug anymore?
            Haha,now you said that it is so obvious.
            1978 GS1085.

            Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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              #7
              Originally posted by roeme View Post
              Wtf? No one recognizes a spark plug anymore?


              Haha, merci roeme! case closed...
              sigpic
              1978 GS1000 EC

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                #8
                never saw a spark pug on that side of a valve.
                -Mark
                Boston, MA
                Suck Squeeze Bang Blow..
                sigpic
                1980 GS850G with 79 carbs.....

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                  #9
                  The vale is open and the camera is looking through the crack..seeing the end of the plug.
                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    #10
                    I immediately thought spark plug when I saw the first picture. SEcond pic is just a closed valve.

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                      #11
                      Chuck, you nailed it. I found it hard to maneuver the camera in there, and I never thought about how it looked from the inside...

                      I might take a better picture tomorrow, with the spark plug removed (playing with the camera before I gotta return it). Maybe that gives a better idea on the condition of the valves.
                      Thanks everybody - learning something new here every day!
                      sigpic
                      1978 GS1000 EC

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                        #12
                        Dammit I see it now...

                        you have won this round Hahn....... well played..


                        HAAAAAAAAAAAHN!
                        -Mark
                        Boston, MA
                        Suck Squeeze Bang Blow..
                        sigpic
                        1980 GS850G with 79 carbs.....

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                          #13
                          lolz, MY GOD SOMETHING IS F@#CKE.....oh, nvm.....
                          1983 GS 1100 ESD

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