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1979 GS1000E Project

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After being very discouraged trying to remove old gaskets, and winter hitting with cold temps I eventually got back to gasket removal. I think I am done, it has been a long time since I rebuilt an engine and I do not remember gasket removal being such nightmarish chore.

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sedelen said:
I don't know what it is, it has the chrome air box covers the '79 has, and the left rear peg is a '79, '78's were round. The choke pull knob was '79.
I do believe he case emblems were black and gold on the '79, even though
my '79 has black and silver, but my '79 was an early one, Aug 78 manufacture date, I think mine are original.
Unless you like the spokes you could get a set of aluminum wheels off E-bay. The seat will be different too, the '78 has longer square pattern on it. Check to see if you have a clutch safety switch, those were on the '79's. I think it's a '79, just can figure out that choke lever on it.
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WOW I am impressed with your knowledge. I never noticed the rear peg difference before. There ought to be a spreadsheet about the differences between each year to the next. The 78 also had a switch to turn off the headlight, but I know at least 80 and on had them fixed where you cant.
 
Switch controls for the headlight shut off knobs that dont move is because of the DOT requirement for a lit headlight at all times thing back in the day.

Instead of eliminating the knob, they simply added a tab on the bottom side that locked the slot and prevented the switch from moving. You take off the knob and remove the little tab and it works again.
 
Dilemma

Dilemma

Currently I have the cylinders off my bike, however I have encountered a dilemma. Before I can rebuild the engine I would like to have everything blasted, then paint. However I cannot find anyone around the Seattle area that does soda or other mild blasting, only sand blasting. This is holding me up from rebuilding the bike. Should I just have it sand blasted? Do I need to prevent the valve guides from the blasting, the valves have been removed?
 
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