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rebuilding the 1981 gs550L

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Well, it has come down to this. I have to pull the motor to get to the tranny internals, so I'm just going to rebuild the whole darn thing. It leaks and seeps a little anyway. I guess it's due.

So, I need to know which gasket kit I should use and where to get it. What do you reccomend for a rebuild. I don't need new valves/pistons etc, but I do need seals and gaskets.

Thanks for the help!
 
For the top end go with Vesrah kit. I don't know what seals you will need for the bottom end.

Some motors you can split the cases and not have to take the head off. I don't know if the GS is like that.
 
You can strip the bottom off a GS engine leaving the top in place.

Suzuki mad

1981 GS1000ET
1983 GS(X)1100ESD
2002 GSF1200K1
 
My top end leaks and I think the valve stems leak as well (oil in the motor at startup).

Should I put new gaskets on both?

Also, I need oil pan and right side cover gaskets. I'll look to see if I can find kits for those. Any preferences for places to buy them?
 
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