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83' GS650G spraying oil, video attached

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this just happened a little over half an hour ago:
http://www.youtube.com/v/7Bm7utZR4Yo

The engine has about 45K on it and wasn't excessively hot (only about 10 minutes of driving), I was accelerating when it started, but not excessively hard. I had just changed the oil last week (AMS oil, 10w40 synthetic), and it was right at the max line on the window this morning.

Has this happened to anybody before? Any speculation on what might have happened?

She's coming apart tonight, I hope it's just a blown head gasket.
 
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doesn't work

maybe its just me...but is says "this video is no longer available"

sounds scary though - best of luck!!!
 
sorry, youtube is taking a bit to load, it still says "processing, please wait"

the oil appears to be coming out right at middle of the headers at the front of the engine, right between the second and 3rd cylinder, pretty much right where the head meets the cylinder block, although it's pretty gummy around there right now there doesn't appear to be any missing metal. There is a large amount of pressure: I don't know where the passageway that forces oil to the cams is on this bike, but I have a feeling it might be the culprit.
 
upon closer inspection of the video in full screen, it has become really obvious that it's the right hose to the oil cooler that has burst open in the back and was spraying towards the engine: not the other way around, stupid me :oops:. it should be a pretty quick fix as soon as I can source the hose from the local dealer.

Grrrrrr, I wasted close the $30 worth of nearly new oil though, and my back tire will probably need a sandpaper scrub.
 
I'm surprised the guy running the camera didn't catch it. Cool to see that you figured it out by yourself through the video though :-D
 
It should help to keep Meskito and his cousins away though........:-D:-D
 
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