i think my suzy is dead...

[orlands]

hello everybody...
so i think my gs1000s is dead or almost...
since a couple of days i've been earing a TACTACTACTAC...from the engine...
and today, i was trying to hold the idle and it just stopped in the middle of the road..
resart again (no easy..)and then she was very not powerful ...like when you dont put the choke in winter....
just parked her the closest safe place i could find....
until i know how to do...
had the feeling (just a feeling ) that something major broke inside the engine
...the crankshaft,..or cam shaft - valves....

maybe someone is gonna tell me it's just a sparkplug problem..[-o<
it s a very sad day...
sunny days are just starting here...

[rphillips]

Maybe the cam chain tensioner. Started ratteling as it got loose, finally jumped a tooth, then another tooth.

[orlands]

is this fixable with little experience, little money but lots ambition...??

[nabrams]

You're not going to know much (if anything at all) until you at least remove the cam shaft cover. Do that, verify all that can be verified (cam chain tension, timing settings, etc.), and report back to us.