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    82 1100 White smoke at high RPM

    1982 gs1100E 17k mi

    for the first time today I noticed at the top half of the rpm range-ish, I had some white smoke coming out of my exhaust. It was intermittent, not constantly coming out.

    in my experience white smoke is either water or unburnt fuel

    the bike has never done this and I’ve pushed it hard, anything I should be looking into? I have a pretty deep ride coming up and would like to take care of any issues
    82 1100EZ 16k miles

    #2
    Sounds interesting, really don't remember hearing, or see'in, white smoke from an air cooled eng.
    1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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      #3
      After some diggin in the forums, common issues seem to be posting rings letting oil into the chamber or valve stem seals.

      im going to do a compression test later today and I just did my valve clearances last week, however I did not check seals so I suppose being under the cover could’ve affected something.
      82 1100EZ 16k miles

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        #4
        Oil usage up?

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        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
          Oil usage up?

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          No more than usual
          82 1100EZ 16k miles

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            #6
            Just an old rule of thumb, blue smoke oil, black smoke fuel, white smoke water or condensation.
            1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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              #7
              I’m going to change my title name, I idled her in the parking lot and it blew smoke with any throttle input.

              82 1100EZ 16k miles

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                #8
                Valve stem leak smoke usually clears off and isnt noticed till next start up. So based on that id say rings. Gotts pull the head to remove cylinders so its an opportune time to do stem seals and freshen up any suspicious looking valve seats. A leak down test will tell you more than a compression check in my opinion. Take off oil cap and listen into the crankcase for a hissing sound. If a intake valve leaks youll hear it from the carbs. Exhaust through the muffler
                Last edited by chuck hahn; Yesterday, 01:55 PM.
                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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                  #9
                  Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                  Valve stem leak smoke usually clears off and isnt noticed till next start up. So based on that id say rings. Gotts pull the head to remove cylinders so it’s an opportune time to do stem seals and freshen up any suspicious looking valve seats. A leak down test will tell you more than a compression check in my opinion. Take off oil cap and listen into the crankcase for a hissing sound. If an intake valve leaks youll hear it from the carbs. Exhaust through the muffler
                  I was thinking leak down as well, I knew it was coming eventually but bad timing. Thanks for the input
                  82 1100EZ 16k miles

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