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GS1150 Rebuild

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Quexpress I am in Southern Ontario, Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Cheers
Paul
 
Just an update guys.
Finally received my gaskets and bearings from Suzuki.
I also got a Vesrah gasket set cheap for case covers etc.
I did notice in the Vesrah set the base gasket is steel and is an exact copy of the oem one. I was expecting the cheap paper ones. I guess you never know what you get. On the base gasket do you guys put any sealant on it. When I removed the old one it had left a silver residue behind which I had to clean off with scotchbrite and acetone?

Cheers
Paul
 
Got a cylinder last night. Paid a little more that what I wanted but it still worked out to be the same price if I was to get my cylinders bored.
So back to Suzuki for some more parts now.
Did a dry practice fit on the cases last night as well. Want to make sure I know how to align the forks etc.

Cheers
Paul
 
Just a few pics to show some progress.
Waiting for my cylinder and some gaskets before I close the cases.
Question what causes the vertical marks on the piston. (attached pic)
All four have similar marks.

Cheers Guys
Paul
 
Some light vertical marks indicate some passing of foreign material. Doesn't necessarily indicate engine damage.

Deeper scoring, typically on the exhaust side may indicate a lubrication failure.

Nic
 
Well I received my cylinder block today.
I'm ****ed off, rust in one cylinder, too much too hone out and the packing sucked which lead to one fin broken.
The description was dead wrong, you can see the rust where a ring had been. Also they charged enough for shipping you would think they would just add some foam or something, not just plop it in a cardboard box.
I have contacted the seller to see if he will make this right.
Everytime something like this happens I always ask myself why do we dick around with these old bikes.

Paul
 
That sucks pauly. I'd be really pis$ed off.

Couple of things: is the base gasket metal or the head gasket? Or both? If the base gasket is soft gasket material, please get an OEM part. Also consider getting new OEM rubber seals, if there are any (I'm not familar with the 1150 engine). Hate to see you struggle with leaking aftermarket gaskets.

Good luck
 
pauly said:
Well I received my cylinder block today.
I'm ****ed off, rust in one cylinder, too much too hone out and the packing sucked which lead to one fin broken.
The description was dead wrong, you can see the rust where a ring had been. Also they charged enough for shipping you would think they would just add some foam or something, not just plop it in a cardboard box.
I have contacted the seller to see if he will make this right.
Everytime something like this happens I always ask myself why do we dick around with these old bikes.

Paul
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Sorry to hear that Pauly! That sucks big time!
 
Seller is offering a partial refund.
Now what, do I just eat it and take what I can get?

Cheers
Paul
 
I was going to keep it stock, didn't want to re-bore or I could have used my original block.
How can you swap sleeves?
Does it need to be heated up really hot?

Cheers
Paul
 
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