Mysterious Oil Disappearance

[tkent02]

Yep .

 

[JamesWhut?]

This one also has full Vetter crap on it.....the PO bought it that way from new...even has a working tape deck, lol....

8-track?

 

[fred smailes]

This one also has full Vetter crap on it. .

There is really nothing like a classic Suzuki smothered in Vetter stuff,,, lol
I just about bought the Vetter radar detector off ebay, was only $200
But, I never ride above the legal speed limit so I thought it would be a waste,,,,,,,,,,

 

[alke46]

On a little different note, is there a way to change the valve stem seals without removing the head on the 79 GS1000? I did that on my 79 Goldwing using compressed air and it worked fantastically...if that is even a word. There was a great post on on of the Goldwing forums....there's gotta be one on here somewhere....

There used to be a thread on here about steve's valve spring depressor that he made from pvc. I searched for it today but could not find it.
This should be helpful for replacing your valve seals.
Anybody know where it is?

 

[bobgroger]

There is really nothing like a classic Suzuki smothered in Vetter stuff,,, lol
I just about bought the Vetter radar detector off ebay, was only $200
But, I never ride above the legal speed limit so I thought it would be a waste,,,,,,,,,,

Yeah, right......
We need guys like you for the cops to pick off before we catch up

 

[bobgroger]

BTW My 850 used 3 quarts during the 1200 mile John Day trip last year. My Bandit with a VIN from the bad piston batch, doesn't use any. The 1150 smokes at startup but don't have enough time on it to say about oil consumption.

 

[Guest]

Yes, there is a thread on here on how to change the valve seals without taking the head off. I could search for it but I'm too lazy, maybe someone else can post the link to it?

 

[Guest]

There is really nothing like a classic Suzuki smothered in Vetter stuff,,, lol
I just about bought the Vetter radar detector off ebay, was only $200
But, I never ride above the legal speed limit so I thought it would be a waste,,,,,,,,,,

Ya, never Fred....never I never knew a full bagger could do that type of speed in corners.

 

[Def]

View attachment 45096Here is a pic of the 79 Gs1000. It cleaned up pretty well...feeling a bit naked without the lowers on.

 

[fastbysuzuki]

maybe someone else can post the link to it?

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/valve_replacement.html

 

[Sandy]

Ya, never Fred....never I never knew a full bagger could do that type of speed in corners.

Yeah, what happens when you ride an overloaded under powered motorcycle ....you just learn to never let go of the throttle.

 

[alke46]

linky no worky.

 

[alke46]

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/valve_replacement.html

Linky no worky.

 

[cowboyup3371]

working for me

 

[alke46]

Sorry for misinterpreting. The link does take me to the right place but the flash video provided by Steve has been either moved or removed by the owner.

Bottom line is: I still cannot find a pic of Steve's valve spring compressor made from PVC.

 

[alke46]

So is it best to remove the head to replace the valve stem seals or can this be done without removing the head?

 

[Guest]

There is not 'best' , you either chose to do it without removing the head or remove the head, if you're just wanting to replace the valve seals. If you want to have a look at everything else well then it's a pretty simple choice.

 

[fred smailes]

I just bought some cheap nylon rope to change the seals and springs . Run the piston down to bdc, put in a length of rope and run the piston up.
I've never done it on a bike but worked great on my hotrod V8 and a 4 stroke is a 4 stroke.
Fred

 

[tkent02]

Meh.... Just meh.

 

[alke46]

There is not 'best' , you either chose to do it without removing the head or remove the head, if you're just wanting to replace the valve seals. If you want to have a look at everything else well then it's a pretty simple choice.

So either way it is done, the cams have to be removed right? If that's correct then one might as well pull the head and check other things at the same time.
Let me know if I am missing something here. For some reason I was forgetting the part about the cams needing removal. Duh!!!