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Well I read a few forums about noises and well I don't know if they are the same.
This is my first GS so I do not know what sounds are "normal" and while getting it running I had a rag around the clutch lever and bar holding it in to free up a hand for starting. Well tonight I took the rag off and adjusted the cable and noticed a slight lugging type knock when in neutral and the clutch engaged. It wasnt consistant sort of off and on, fade and come back. I didn't rev the motor much as I am still t/t the electrical and no need to rev the bike much more then 3k.
After I noticed the lugging clunking. I put the bike in gear and let the clutch out to see what it did.. Well it still lugged and you could see it in the chain slack as the chain jumped each time. Pulled in the lever put it in neutral and let out the lever, and no lugging, waited a few seconds and the lugging/clunking came back.
I put fresh 10w40 oil in, it was full on the sight glass, but I only added 3 quarts when the manual said 3.49 w/out filter change and 3.6 w/ filter change. So the oil could/is about 1/2 quart low.
Is this sound Im hearing normal for the bike?
Would the 1/2 low be lacking in the tranny causing this?
The bike has been sitting for many, many years before I got it. The oil I drained out was clean, not all messed up and full of metal.
The bike was firing on 2 clys when I first noticed this, and as I relized the pulse tube for the petcock was open I pluged the tube and got 3 holes firing... Cly 4 is not getting gas and is dead.
Would a miss maybe cause this knocking lug? It seemed to me it could? In the afternoon Im going to pull the carbs again and check the pilot jet as I think the rubber plug may have come apart a little and blocked the pilot jet. Hopfully the cyl starts firing and the lug goes away.
I'm just hoping for a little heads up to ponder.
Oh, the knock sounds to be coming from the clutch side, but we all know its almost impossable to tell where deep sounds come from.
This is my first GS so I do not know what sounds are "normal" and while getting it running I had a rag around the clutch lever and bar holding it in to free up a hand for starting. Well tonight I took the rag off and adjusted the cable and noticed a slight lugging type knock when in neutral and the clutch engaged. It wasnt consistant sort of off and on, fade and come back. I didn't rev the motor much as I am still t/t the electrical and no need to rev the bike much more then 3k.
After I noticed the lugging clunking. I put the bike in gear and let the clutch out to see what it did.. Well it still lugged and you could see it in the chain slack as the chain jumped each time. Pulled in the lever put it in neutral and let out the lever, and no lugging, waited a few seconds and the lugging/clunking came back.
I put fresh 10w40 oil in, it was full on the sight glass, but I only added 3 quarts when the manual said 3.49 w/out filter change and 3.6 w/ filter change. So the oil could/is about 1/2 quart low.
Is this sound Im hearing normal for the bike?
Would the 1/2 low be lacking in the tranny causing this?
The bike has been sitting for many, many years before I got it. The oil I drained out was clean, not all messed up and full of metal.
The bike was firing on 2 clys when I first noticed this, and as I relized the pulse tube for the petcock was open I pluged the tube and got 3 holes firing... Cly 4 is not getting gas and is dead.
Would a miss maybe cause this knocking lug? It seemed to me it could? In the afternoon Im going to pull the carbs again and check the pilot jet as I think the rubber plug may have come apart a little and blocked the pilot jet. Hopfully the cyl starts firing and the lug goes away.
I'm just hoping for a little heads up to ponder.
Oh, the knock sounds to be coming from the clutch side, but we all know its almost impossable to tell where deep sounds come from.
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