Valve Seals

[Guest]

Hey all, I just recently purchased a 82 GS650 G with 10,600 miles. The previous owner only put 2000 miles in 2 years. The original owner bought it for his wife to ride, so it has been babied most of its life. I have put close to 800 miles since the weather has straightened up in about 1 month. I notice after I'd been riding it for a couple of weeks it was smoking on start up after it had sat over night, or at work 4 hours or so between lunch and going home time. No biggie, smoked for about 30 sec. and would clear up and not smoke again until it sat overnight. OK, this past Saturday took it on it's first 120 mile round trip since my ownership. Nothing to fast, just a slow 45 to 55 mph putt on some paved county back roads. It sat for 48 hours after I shut it off from Saturdays ride. So today I start it up......no smoke, hmmmmm. Lunch time start it up......no smoke, hmmmmmmmmmm. Going home from work, start it up......no smoke, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Question is, can or do 32 year old valve seals rejuvinate themselves? Could it be the Rotella T conventional 15w-40 that I'm using has some mysterious "mechanic in a jug" fomula added to it? Thanks for replys.

[tkent02]

Ride. Smile. Sometimes good things just happen.

[bbjumper]

If it stopped just count your blessings. I chased the same issue for 10k, finally broke down and tore into it.

Lucky guy

[four_shot]

The piston rings probably just reseated themselves from being stored for so long. Ride it as often as you can and fog the engine come storage season.

[tkent02]

Storage season?

That sounds so sad.

[jona]

I have only 4 seasons. "Storage" is not one of them.

[tkent02]

I have only 4 seasons. "Storage" is not one of them.

We have four seasons.

Ride in big textile stuff. Ride in Mesh. Ride in mesh and bring a rain coat. Ride in big textile stuff with everything else stuffed underneath..

[GSX1000E]

We have four seasons.

Ride in big textile stuff. Ride in Mesh. Ride in mesh and bring a rain coat. Ride in big textile stuff with everything else stuffed underneath..

Amen brother! Those of us that like to ride, actually do it.

[tkent02]

Even with busted ribs.

[JTGS850GL]

Yep, engines do come back to life after sitting for a while. Most likely not valve stem seals. Just rings reseating. My GS1000G did the same thing. Smoked for the first few starts and then... No smoke! Very common on good quality engines. Be glad it's Suzuki strong!

[Nessism]

Speaking of valves. Make sure you adjust them. With 10k miles is a good bet they have never been touched, so a couple will be tight.

[four_shot]

Storage season?

That sounds so sad.

I have only 4 seasons. "Storage" is not one of them.

We have four seasons.

Ride in big textile stuff. Ride in Mesh. Ride in mesh and bring a rain coat. Ride in big textile stuff with everything else stuffed underneath..

Sure make fun of the guy who refuses to ride in 6" of snow...( I flip the tailfeather in your virtual directions, for you do not deserve the entire bird.)