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    how much oil should the camshaft be sitting in?

    I just measured my valve clearances for the first time on my GS650G. There was a lot more oil surrounding the camshaft than I expected - three of the valve's shims were completely submerged in oil. Is this normal, or do I maybe have a leak somewhere? I replaced the valve cover gasket while I was in there, if that helps.

    #2
    normal, were they on the left side?

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      #3
      Originally posted by kdo58 View Post
      normal, were they on the left side?
      It was exhaust #1, intake #2 and exhaust #4. I was up on the center stand. Normal is good.

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        #4
        There are not any drain holes, when the engine quits spinning the oil just sits there until you spill it on top of your engine and on your shirt sleeve. Its all good.
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          #5
          you should be more worried if there was no oil up there at all !!!!!!
          1978 GS1085.

          Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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            #6
            Oil in your head???
            OMG!!
            1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
            1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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              #7
              Blood

              Originally posted by chef1366 View Post
              Oil in your head???
              OMG!!
              I thought it ran in our veins, anyway, OMG, I smell another ANOTHER oil thread coming!!
              sigpicSome of the totally committed probably should be.
              '58 + '63 Vespa 150's' (London, GB/RI, US)
              '67 X6 T20 ('67 Long Beach, Ca.- misty-eyed)
              '71 Kaw. A1-ugh ('71 SF, CA- worked @ Kaw dlr)
              '66 Yam. YL1('72 SF-commuter beater)
              '73 Kaw. S2A-2Xugh ('73 SF-still parts slave)
              '78 GS 750C ('77 SF-old faithful-killed by son)
              '81 KZ 750E ('81 SF-back to Kaw. dlr)
              '81 GS 650G ('08 back to NE&ME- (project)
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