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c50t rider
Head Gasket on 1983 GS650GL
Dealer tells me the GS650GL I just bought needs a new HEAD GASKET.....also says they won't do it cos it's too old, and mechanics are too young, and have no experience with this model. Can I get this done at another dealer and how many $$$$ does replacing a head gasket usually cost? Thanks!Tags: None
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c50t rider
Thanks.....I'd do it myself, but it's my son's bike and right now his ONLY transportation, and he needs it ASAP. Any idea as to how much this repair might cost?
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c50t rider
.....also, it's a minor leak, mostly just annoying, sprays a little oil back on his pant leg, etc......ok to ride til it's fixed?..would pushing a piece of foam or cloth between the cylinder fins to "wick" up the oil be ok til it gets fixed?
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jbs80106
just a WAG but...
for someone who really knows what they're doing, depending on what they charge...takes maybe 3 hours total(thats a guess), $50-70 = $150-210.
But from what I've read on here, if you have it done, you may as well have all the gaskets and seals replaced. Probably adds nominal additional cost but then everything it known condition -- Good.
IF he doesn't mind getting oil on his leg, as long he checks the oil level to make sure he doesn't run dry he should be fine...
Where are you located anyway?
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kurifu
I can replace my head gasket within about 10 hours, if I work hard and non stop, probably 5 hours, and I am not that experienced at replacing them, lets say a small time shop will use 5 hours and most charge around $60/hour, conservative value says you will probably not have your bike for a day and will pay about $250 + Materials (pick 'em up online for cheap).
This is really something you can do yourself though... for the cost of the materials and puts $250 in your pocket, you can buy a lot of beer with $250.00
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waterman
Just wondered if you have retorqued the head bolts and nuts. Some people have had success in reducing their oil leak by tightening head back down.
As far as the gasket replacement, a complete aftermarket gasket kit is around $90. Figure a good day of cleaning and extra helper to get cylinder back on. The big stumbling block is usually you run into stripped bolt holes or broken exhaust bolts that will really slow you down during assembly. When I did my 650, the PO had stripped a good number of the bolt holes which I ended up putting helicoils in.
Depending on how much your son can stand the oil mess on his leg, if you keep an eye on the oil level, it won't hurt the motor. If he needs it, I would just drive it. Wait until weather changes before tearing it apart.
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c50t rider
I was wondering about the headbolt tightness. I don't know the torque specs for the headbolts tho....I did tighten them a little, and they weren't very tight when I started to turn on them, so maybe that will help, I didn't tighten too much because I was afraid of stripping something..the engine was "hot" when I tightened them....should I wait til it's cold?........how tight do they need to be?...BTW, THANKS guys!.this site is great!......and it's great because of people like you.\\/
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Originally posted by c50t rider View PostI was wondering about the headbolt tightness. I don't know the torque specs for the headbolts tho....I did tighten them a little, and they weren't very tight when I started to turn on them, so maybe that will help, I didn't tighten too much because I was afraid of stripping something..the engine was "hot" when I tightened them....should I wait til it's cold?........how tight do they need to be?...BTW, THANKS guys!.this site is great!......and it's great because of people like you.\\/future owner of some year and displacement GS bike,as yet unclaimed and unowned.
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denydog
Originally posted by c50t rider View PostI didn't tighten too much because I was afraid of stripping something..the engine was "hot" when I tightened them....should I wait til it's cold?........how tight do they need to be?...Last edited by Guest; 06-22-2007, 01:55 AM.
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Once you have a leak on the head gasket retorqueing will have little effect. Get a manual and spend some quality time with the son.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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