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    Turning motor over by hand

    When you turn a motor over by hand(19 mm socket wrench,gs 1000 chain)
    can you go both clockwise AND counterclockwise if necessary?
    The motor is hanging up,I want to oil it through the spark plugs and work it back and forth.
    http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/u...00080021-1.jpg
    1978 GS1000C
    1979 GS1000E
    1980 GS1000E
    2004 Roadstar

    #2
    I'd always worked on the assumption that counter clockwise was a bad thing to do BUT I recently did a cam chain tensioner rebuild on a '82 550 and the manual described a functional test for the tensioner that called for turning the motor counter clockwise. Seems it does little harm in small amounts. Back and forth should be ok judging by that but I'd still be hesitant to turn it an awful lot the wrong way though.

    Not trying to encourage you one way or the other, just thought you might find the information useful.
    It's smoke that make electronic components work.
    Every time I've let the smoke out by mistake, they never work again.
    '80 GS250T... long gone... And back!
    '86 Honda Bol D'Or... very sadly long gone
    '82 GS1000SZ
    '82 GS1100GL
    '01 Honda CBR1100XX BlackBird

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      #3
      Yes, you can turn them backwards. Ray.

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        #4
        I wouldn't do that. The starter clutch is the reason.
        NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS

        Current Rides: 1980 Suzuki GS1000ET, 2009 Yamaha FZ1, 1983 Honda CB1100F, 2006 H-D Fatboy
        Previous Rides: 1972 Yamaha DS7, 1977 Yamaha RD400D, '79 RD400F Daytona Special, '82 RD350LC, 1980 Suzuki GS1000E (sold that one), 1982 Honda CB900F, 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R

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