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    1978 gs 1000 complete overhaul

    as you all know i blew up my gs some time ago trying to take is at highway speed for a while 85+ so i got it home on a blown piston ring
    i am in the airforce and live on base so i do not have a good place to rebuild this thing or store it until i get leave

    right now it is doing what metal does best

    does anyone have any ideas as to how i can get this thing going
    it needs a complete rebuild pistons rods cylinder walls heads exhaust the works
    PROBABLY carbs now good mikunis too

    does anyone have any good ideas anything will help
    i did the worst thing to it( took it to a mechanic shop) he took it appart
    said he couldent fix it so he left it in peaces now it is out back in a box and stuff

    its a basket case of basket cases
    id like to return it to the condition it was in right before it broked
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    #2
    See if you can locate a complete engine.

    1978 GS1000C
    1979 GS1000E
    1980 GS1000E
    2004 Roadstar

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      #3
      Originally posted by Rover View Post
      See if you can locate a complete engine.
      I agree, I'd be shopping for another engine.
      Might take you awhile to find one though.
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        #4
        Depending on where you are located, I would get it over to Chuck Haun in Norman OKlahoma. I think he could use a few bucks these days and has the time to get it done right.
        82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
        80 gs1000s

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          #5
          I got the time for sure. Working on a 79 right now just to get it running and see IF the engine even is good.

          Where are you located? Would be a slam dunk if you were at Tinker!!!

          What shape are the cylinder walls in? Scared up? Burnt looking? May need resleeved. Which I can do easily enough if good or new ones can be had. You can PM me if you wish.

          Realistically though, a used engine would be cheaper. But then again, whats gonne need done to it too? Sort of a catch 22 if you buy another and its blown in a month also.
          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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            #6
            the gs is in texas im at whiteman afb mo
            the cylnder wall needs replacing
            how hard is that?
            also it needs new pistons at a minimum
            im thinking 1085
            bored out head and larger cams

            i have an intake thought up looks something like this
            fuel rails ecu o2 ect ect ect


            __________
            [_ _ _ _ _\ <air intake
            || || || ||
            v v v v

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              #7
              Why wont the hobby shop let you work on it there? The one here at Wright-Patt was going to let me store and work on the engine before my friend let me use his garage
              Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

              1981 GS550T - My First
              1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
              2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

              Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
              Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
              and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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                #8
                this weekend i will ask about there policys but it looks like a oil and tire shop
                any ideas on where i can get some piston and ring sets

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