• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Tick Tick Tick

  • Thread starter Thread starter TheBierGuy
  • Start date Start date
T

TheBierGuy

Guest
I have an 82 gs 650 that has 18k on it. Every time I start it when it is cold, there is a ticking on the upper left portion of the engine and it kind of sounds as if the sound is also coming out of the exhaust. Once the engine warms up, the ticking is gone. Any Ideas about what it is and what I should do about it?
 
Take off the tach cable and see if it still ticks.
My bike ticks me off sometimes. \\:D/
 
TheBierGuy said:
I have an 82 gs 650 that has 18k on it. Every time I start it when it is cold, there is a ticking on the upper left portion of the engine and it kind of sounds as if the sound is also coming out of the exhaust. Once the engine warms up, the ticking is gone. Any Ideas about what it is and what I should do about it?
Click to expand...

It's probably a slightly leaking exhaust flange gasket which seals with expansion once the engine has warmed up. Re-tighten all the flange bolts and see if it disappears. If you leave it like that, you will need to replace the flange gasket.
 
Yeah, I agree, it's probably an exhaust flange gasket that's leaking.

If it's not that, then here's another possibility. Are you sure it's not 118K? Reason I ask is, if it is 118K, then a previous owner has no doubt had a replacement camchain popped in at some stage.

That means that you have had a new chain put on (slightly) worm camshaft sprockets, which can lead to a ticking sound at different engine temps. or stages in the warmup. Nothing to worry about.
 
Cool, Thanks for all your help. I am new to this site and so far it has helped a lot. Thanks!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top