i'm working my way through the GSres. list for getting a bike back on the road with my gs400 (1978 ..probably - compliance Sept 80, but its a Army bike that was modded by an australian contractor .. has another plate for this, the vin is 73XXX... so it would appear to be a 78 model based on number lists i have seen, ..wire wheels and single disk front)
anyway on the weekend it was time to do the oil flush, oil filter and clean the oil pump pick up screen etc ...i get down on the ground with my torch and ... it has no screen cover like its supposed to, as per the pics in the manuals and fische, .....and its the model without a pan like to gs 450.
i checked again and google around and around and cant find anything to explain
see pics below... it has that recessed hole in front of the oil filter cover towards the front of engine. Has nothing after the oil filter cover.. only one cover.i'm yet to look in there but its in the correct place to be the filter cover. it also has a large drain plug at the back on the LH side which differs form the fische /manuals , it has the exhaust crossover pipe which would be right over this screen cover if it was where the pics say it should be .. is that a clue?
anyone know about this variation ? is this a cruel trick by suzuki
and what do i do?
a) will i have take of the crank cases covers and take off the bottom to do this ( is that hard and fraught with danger for a new to bike novice ?
or
b) should i just do the filter and see what i can clean form that hole ?? and look the other way keep going, (its only done 17000 kms so just over 10000 miles )
thnaks
grant
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