gs1100g puss bucket

[fridayflash]

at the moment my filter is almost drenched with oil..coming outa the engine breather and into the airbox....grrrrr, not sure why, compressions are fairly even at 125psi so shouldnt be blow by

[nzspokes]

at the moment my filter is almost drenched with oil..coming outa the engine breather and into the airbox....grrrrr, not sure why, compressions are fairly even at 125psi so shouldnt be blow by

If your inlets have had a vacum leak there can be all kinda odd stuff going on. I would clean it all up and see how it runs for a week before panicking about needing a rebuild.

[fridayflash]

my hopes exactly mate, i had the major air leak at manofolds/head and more at the vac hose so time will tell, give it a cleanup now and take it for a howl this arvo and see whats what.

btw hows your good lady sharon?

[F5 Dave]

at the moment my filter is almost drenched with oil..coming outa the engine breather and into the airbox....grrrrr, not sure why, compressions are fairly even at 125psi so shouldnt be blow by

Well it's never going to run well like that. May need to be thrashed for the. Rings to unstick.

[fridayflash]

ive done about 500 kms on it thrashing it...will drain oil and fill with fresh mineral, i dont know if previous owner did his oil change with semi..or full

[pete376403]

old-tech engine, roller bearing crank, etc. Probably pre-dates synthetic oil. Cheap oil changed often works best.

Also your oil in the airbox may be a result of bad valve guide seals - if the engine hasn't had a top end refresh then the seals are at least 30 years old and probably hard as glass.

suziparts.com.au can supply top end gasket and seal sets

OR.... maybe you should just give up on it and part it out. I bags the seat (if it not too rusted)

[F5 Dave]

Or over filled it.

[fridayflash]

oil level is ok, between F & L ...ill do a hundred or so kays ride this weekend and see if more oil comes up in the airbox...the problem only started after
id had the carbs out n muckd around a bit.

do you need a seat? a mate of mine has at least ten seats that ive seen (apart from ones on bikes still) to suit gs, gsx etc. ive been telling him to photograph them and put them up for sale

[pete376403]

oil level is ok, between F & L ...ill do a hundred or so kays ride this weekend and see if more oil comes up in the airbox...the problem only started after
id had the carbs out n muckd around a bit.

do you need a seat? a mate of mine has at least ten seats that ive seen (apart from ones on bikes still) to suit gs, gsx etc. ive been telling him to photograph them and put them up for sale

Sure do need at least a good seat pan. The GS1100G is was pretty unique, quite different to the GS1000, GS850 (afaik) hinged at the side.
Ebay has a seller that can supply brand new (including the steel pan) seats made in Vietnam but not for the GS1100G.

The GK has a stepped "king and queen" style seat but that's just different foam and cover.

Im in the process of trying to repair the existing pan with bog so I can make a mould and try making a fibreglass copy

[nzspokes]

btw hows your good lady sharon?

Shes all good. Just had a bionic hip fitted. Coming right slowly.

[fridayflash]

your right the 1100g is an oddball seat, ill look through what he has, as you say 1000 and 850 are hinged and have a fairly high foam. 1100g and later runout model 850's are the same..slide in like a gsx/et my 1100 is an '85 build and i owned a mint original 12 year ago or so and that was an '86 build, probably one of the last...but they really did the partsbin special to death!