1982 GS1100L, long time stored, or at least ridden very little. Title indicated 3,000 miles in last 11 years.
Yeah, it was an impulse purchase.
I recently finished resurrecting a 1981 Gold Wing, and decided to try another project.
1. Drained secondary drive and more water than gear oil came out. If you've ever changed a colicky baby's diaper, that's what the gear oil looked like. Filled it with proper gear oil, to level specified in service manual. No doubt will need to drain it again at least once.
2. Topped up engine oil. Level dropped without engine running more than a few minutes. Possible output shaft oil seal failure, or maybe other internal seal? Oh boy.
3. Exhaust emits white smoke randomly from one side or the other when warming up, then stops, then starts again. Oil dripping from weep hole just in front of left muffler, with some making it out the back. Right side mostly just smoke. Intake boot on cylinder 2 looks oily. I'm guessing valve seals?
4. Clutch seems to be binding. High rev required to start out in first. I put it on the center stand and the engine will run nicely in neutral with the clutch engaged. Put it in gear and the engine almost dies even with rear wheel freely spinning off the ground. Lots of clacking from the transmission/clutch during this. When I pull the clutch in, the rear wheel stops spinning immediately rather than slowly winding down. Something's keeping it from turning -- maybe things are stuck together in there?
I changed the oil yesterday. It was clear and golden through the peeper, but after a short run around the neighborhood it was a good deal darker. Can gear oil enter the engine through a compromised oil seal or is that a one-way street? Or is that just stirred up pan sludge coloring the oil?
I have not yet adjusted the valves, but I did sync the carbs and did a rebuild kit, which I did not know was a bad idea until too late. Also installed new petcock, fuel lines and filter. It starts and runs well, except for (occasionally) what sounds like backfiring on the left side.
Thanks in advance. This forum has already helped a lot.
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