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Slowly Rebuilding my GS450l

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thanks pete. I took a 60 mile ride with my cousin yesterday. I forgot all about the leaking timing chain tensioner. I guess this week sometime between work and school I am going to start on that. once my neighbor gives me the cash for the damages to my tank it will we going into paint. The wife and I are house shopping now, so that has priority. I hope to have a garage by next winter, then the real fun can begin.
 
Yes, garages are very handy! I need to get my shed built to reclaim some of my garage space and to have a room to do blasting and spraying in...
 
well today marked a major setback. I was riding to school and when I stopped at the stop sign near my house the bike made a small bang and shut off. I went home grabbed my truck and picked up the bike. When I got home I tried to crank the engine by hand and it was stuck. I decided to pull the valve cover. What I found was a broken timing chain. It seems like part of a link broke and now the chain locked up the engine. I am so frustrated I don't know where to go from here. I am afraid of what I might find if I dig into this engine.
 
Bugger! Hopefully it just jammed on a guide or something that's not too bad, but you will at least need to get the head and cylinders off to inspect the sprocket on the crankshaft...
 
pete said:
Yes, garages are very handy! I need to get my shed built to reclaim some of my garage space and to have a room to do blasting and spraying in...
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I reclaimed some of my garage by the statement "Use it or Lose it". A lot of stuff has made its way to the salvation army and more to come. :D
 
81gs450l said:
well today marked a major setback. I was riding to school and when I stopped at the stop sign near my house the bike made a small bang and shut off. I went home grabbed my truck and picked up the bike. When I got home I tried to crank the engine by hand and it was stuck. I decided to pull the valve cover. What I found was a broken timing chain. It seems like part of a link broke and now the chain locked up the engine. I am so frustrated I don't know where to go from here. I am afraid of what I might find if I dig into this engine.
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If it's too bad you might be able to find a donor engine? I am constantly keeping an eye out for a spare up here, because you never know.
 
Hakamisu said:
I reclaimed some of my garage by the statement "Use it or Lose it". A lot of stuff has made its way to the salvation army and more to come. :D
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Yep, that's the way to do it!

Unfortunately I'm in a 2 car garage with 2 cars and a bike and a workshop area crammed in front of one car so all the usual stuff just takes up any spare room...
 
sold my 450. I have 1983 GS750es in California I need to go pick up at my dad's, which I should be getting in December. It's all stock except for a turbo kit.
 
81gs450l said:
sold my 450. I have 1983 GS750es in California I need to go pick up at my dad's, which I should be getting in December. It's all stock except for a turbo kit.
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except for the turbo kit, that's not a big deal or anything
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