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1983_GS750E - Rebuild

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bakirkwold said:
Sounds good. And here in MN I pay about $13 for a gallon of Rotella.
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That's a lot better than out here. I got some on sale a while ago. I believe it was $24.00 for 5L, or about 1 1/3 US gal. That would be $18/gallon. IIRC, the regular price was $42.00 for 5L
 
Not much tonight.....

Added the oil to the bike, and turned the key, pulled in the clutch, flicked the switch to the run position, and hit the start button.....

Cranked it over a half dozen times, turned it all off, and called it a night.

At least I know she is cranking....LOL

If no oil on the floor, tomorrow, I am going to mock up a IV bottle with some fuel, and lets see what that does.......

sorry no pictures, nothing to take photo of...

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However Rotella's walmart equivalent came at around $14 for 4 litre.
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Yup Ram is right. Walmart has "Super Tech" deisel 15/40 which is what I have started to use. It may not be the same quality as Rotella but its cheap enough that you can change oil more frequently. I don't know about you but I barely get enough riding in to warrant changing the oil more than once a year anyway. I'm hoping to change that this year but my record is not the greatest as life has a tendency to get in the way.

Hope to hear of some fire in the hole this weekend then.

cheers,
spyug
 
I found some Rotella yesterday 5 litre jug, 20 bucks, but it was for diesel engines ? was not sure if that was the stuff or not, and they had just under 1 liter bottles for like 4 bucks, these did not say diesel engine, and I think weight was 15-40

the jug was like this ?

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Yup that's the stuff for deisels. As I understand it the deisel oil is better suited to our bikes as it does not have the detergents and other additives that can cause clutch slippage. In addition, it is formulated with zinc and other chemicals that are good for our bearings. $20 is cheaper than I've ever seen it. Maybe you should treat the old beast :)

Cheers,
Spyug
 
too late now.....

I already put the Castrol stuff in, as I was not sure on the Rotella stuff....ohhh well

the place seems to stock it all the time, he had lots on hand

maybe next oil change....next year....LOL
 
The weather seems to be awfully bad! So I hope both of us get enough time this weekend to get it running!
 
Yup.....rain at times can be a positive thing....

plus if the bike catches on fire I can just roll it out of the garage onto the driveway and let nature take care of the flames...,,,LOL

I do have a positive sign,,,,no oil on the floor, so pan is good and holding, as is the stator side cover and the clutch side cover

this is good....
 
Buttoned all up....

Buttoned all up....

Well tonight I went over each and every nut, bolt, screw, and so on to make sure all were tight, checked the valves all seems to be in spec, maybe a touch tight, but it seems all are very similar (not sure what a tight valve will do) but hey the bike ran fine before this 7 month journey, so I am hopeful it will run just as good, should actually be better, carbs are all clean, new O rings, all that could be was polished and or painted, so she better run, if not, she is getting a push down to the end of the driveway left at the curb for the sanitation department to pick up on Wednesday.....

After all the checks, I actually did one more thing, it's not a go fast or make me run better thing, but it's the only one I had, and I wanted to put it somewhere.

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Unfortunately Z1 Enterprises is the only one to provide a sticker, Boulevard Suzuki did not, and I really have no others for now....I would like to get one for the oil cooler even if it's not the true brand, but I do like the sticker from Lockhart
 
Nice GK. My sticker is very different. It has a 4 cylinder engine in the center. I like it as well and will probably find a spot for it on the bike. Your patience is amazing. I could not stand to be so close and not fire that baby up asap. Can't wait to see that video soon.
 
GateKeeper said:
So I was going to add oil, in prep for start up this weekend, but I only have 3 bottles I will go get one more, if it's good for the bike, and upon reading some posts around here I am not sure if the stuff I have is good, bad, or what....

So the question is, is this stuff OK to use ??

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I also stuck the tank on, just to see, and the seat, and I did put the battery in and hooked it up, but I am thinking since I am not going to be using the bike yet, perhaps I should take it out, just so it don't get drained, or what ever else might happen to it, by just sitting in the bike, I did connect the wires + and - so there is a potential for it to drain right ?


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Looking good! I always liked the paint scheme on the E's ..
 
Yeah come on already, quit stalling and fire it up :) Oh and the big picture plug for Z1 is not going to get you a kickback, but nice try.

Let me know when you get some music out of that puppy, I have my Glenmorangie standing by for a toast.

Speaking of which when you do get her going you should christen it with a splash of the good stuff over the tank. Normally I'd say break a bottle over it like they do ships but that would be wasteful (of good hooch) and likely put a dent in something :(

Cheers,
spyug
 
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why dont you just use motor oil like the book calls for, ummm its been used for 80 years now? i dont think it would hurt, and also, the bike calls for 4.2? quarts? but at rebuild it took 5 i guess because of the oil cooler just to let you know so make sure ya get enough
im breaking it in and ill change it with some good oil,thats on every shelf just incase you know
i rode mine yesterday whoooo hoooo:D i have lots to do yet but im happy i have a u tube video of it running
and no your bike should not run the battery down setting a couple days, if so your battery is junk,or you have a direct short somewhere, this isnt your first bike is it gk? i see the green rocket in your avatar, there all similar
 
Yeah, quit stalling already, I want to see it run, sheeeesh, you lot take your sweet time:rolleyes:
Looking stunning GK, I bet she will cook as good as she looks. :clap::clap:
 
jwhelan65 said:
Looking good! I always liked the paint scheme on the E's ..
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Thanks.....unfortunately it's getting painted, tins will be all white

spyug said:
Yeah come on already, quit stalling and fire it up :) Oh and the big picture plug for Z1 is not going to get you a kickback, but nice try.

Let me know when you get some music out of that puppy, I have my Glenmorangie standing by for a toast.

Speaking of which when you do get her going you should christen it with a splash of the good stuff over the tank. Normally I'd say break a bottle over it like they do ships but that would be wasteful (of good hooch) and likely put a dent in something :(

Cheers,
spyug
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I have some really nice stuff from back home, going to use that once it's fired up.....and your Glenmorangie sounds good for the toast as well, I'll throw in a couple of cigars....

platinum2 said:
why dont you just use motor oil like the book calls for, ummm its been used for 80 years now? i dont think it would hurt, and also, the bike calls for 4.2? quarts? but at rebuild it took 5 i guess because of the oil cooler just to let you know so make sure ya get enough
im breaking it in and ill change it with some good oil,thats on every shelf just incase you know
i rode mine yesterday whoooo hoooo:D i have lots to do yet but im happy i have a u tube video of it running
and no your bike should not run the battery down setting a couple days, if so your battery is junk,or you have a direct short somewhere, this isnt your first bike is it gk? i see the green rocket in your avatar, there all similar
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ahhhh oil is oil, well sort of, but not really, I used the Castrol as it was on sale, back in November when I started this, it was only to be an oil change on the bike, not a full blown rebuild...LOL

according to my manual it tells me the following

Engine Oil Capacity

Change - 3 200ml or 3.38qt

Filter Change - 3 800ml or 4.02 qt

Overhaul - 4 000ml or 4.23 qt
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so I put in 4 bottles, I think it will be plenty, and if not I am sure I can add a bit more

Actually it's not my first bike, but just asking the collective wisdom of the members here, just in case I mess something up, didn't want to muck up a 120 dollar battery, by the way, it's all good been in there now a few days, and it's as strong as ever, volt meter says so....LOL

as for the green rocket, it was a consideration for this year, but it seems it will not happen, son has changed his mind and wants to get a car instead, we were both gong to buy new bikes, but now I just might stick with my old girl, and wait until next year

or get Spyug;s KAT.......:D

Flyboy said:
Yeah, quit stalling already, I want to see it run, sheeeesh, you lot take your sweet time:rolleyes:
Looking stunning GK, I bet she will cook as good as she looks. :clap::clap:
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Thanks Fly....not really stalling, just making sure it's all good, had a few set backs, even today, went looking for some fuel line, you think anyone has any, hell no, so now I either have to put the tank back together so I can run the bike, or keep looking for some fuel line so I can make an IV system to at least test her out

local bike shop had none, a couple of automotive places I hit had none, NAPA ran out can get some on Monday,,,,,,go figure

so no test fire now either....

going out a bit latter have to hit a car dealership, going to see if they have any line so there is still hope.....

Hey I want to get this going as well, trust me.......:D:D
 
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getting ready

getting ready

Well to get the bike running, I have to get gas to it, since I can't find fuel line, fast enough, I decided to use the tank ( I almost took the one off of the snowblower....) so with a bit of aluminum tape to where the sending unit goes to block it off, and putting back the petcock, I added a bit gas, this I did take from the snowblower, my gas can was empty....

stuck it on the bike, and if you didn't skip ahead you will find a vid of the start up in the next post...

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First Start....

First Start....

I am so happy....

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