well
i've posted a few times before about my free GS :icon_mrgreen:
when i got it it needed a few things.... starting with a tach cable and an air filter (the other was literally falling apart)
recently the chain got worse then i adjusted it only to find it worse again (crappy roller anyway)
on tues morning my clutch cable broke about 1 block from home (amazing how heavy they feel when you "get" to push it)
wens i ordered parts....
yeterday i bagan to instlll.... 8)
i went down to a 14 up front repalced the stock 39 in the rear with another 39....
good RK roller (though i wish the guy at the parts store would have asked if i wanted rivet or clip master link... as i've never seen a rivet before... that was fun =-(
so after finding my center punch and a hammer.....
at the same time i also changed my clutch cable (yah!)
i painted my frame (bright silver)
and rejetted.... i went from the stockers to a 40/150 combo (as per another thread)
i've already drilled my pipe.....
finally tok it out an WOW it's a new machine...
with the clucth in much farther and it being soo much more ummmm.... jumpy?
though now it seems to stutter around 9500-11000
if i roll on it slow it'll rev to 11 no issues if i just WOT it it'll stutter some...
anythoughts on that?
and as per the previous 3 threads...
PICS!!!!!
my 1990 GS500E with 20k mi
when i first got her home (still in the truck)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/starshooter10/1990%20GS500/PIC-0157.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/starshooter10/1990%20GS500/PIC-0156.jpg)
now:
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/starshooter10/1990%20GS500/PIC-0269.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/starshooter10/1990%20GS500/PIC-0270.jpg)
oh BTW....
HOW THE HELL DO I GET MY HEADER BOLTS TO TIGHTEN DOWN?!?!?
the upper bolt on the right side is stuck out maybe 1/2 inch...
and i still can't seem to find a place to order the gasket for my oil filter... its still leaking.... a good amount
Quote from: starshooter10 on July 04, 2008, 06:56:40 PM
HOW THE HELL DO I GET MY HEADER BOLTS TO TIGHTEN DOWN?!?!?
the upper bolt on the right side is stuck out maybe 1/2 inch...
Take out the bolt and shine a flashlight in the hole; there may be a broken piece stuck inside :(
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and i still can't seem to find a place to order the gasket for my oil filter... its still leaking.... a good amount
You're talking about the o-ring that goes behind the oil filter cover, right? They should be quite common; in fact, I think they come in the box with the Fram filter. I get mine at my local Suzuki dealer. They're only a couple of bucks and they always have it in stock.
Just order a filter that includes one, and use the o-ring now, the filter later. Under $5 at one of the parts places I was perusing today - dennis kirk or bike bandit.
Note - some of the "oil change pictures/instructions" show the use of steel tools / knives to get the o-ring out - bad idea - you don't want to use anything that is harder than the metal of the o-ring groove, as scratches will cause leaks. An old credit card is fairly safe and effective, as are fingernails, though a lot can be done with fingers and the right technique ( basically, wipe the o-ring clean and push a section together until you have a hump of o-ring sticking up from the groove you can grab) - and fingers won't damage the o-ring, either (which credit card and fingernails can).
You may want to look closely at the o-ring groove to see if it's previously damaged - particularly if it still leaks when you use a new o-ring.
Got my o-ring at autozone with the filter. A few bucks and don't have to wait for it.
autozone stocks filters for bikes?
Sweet.
Did not know that. :o
i would pull it out if i could.....
i can't move it in or out..
and i've tried heating it...
oiling it,...
ect...
i just dont want to break the stud....
i've done some more research....
you guys thing that adding washered to my needles would help this?
right now i have some sandpaper and a ratchet under my seat in hopes that if it fouls a plug i can limp home...
from what i m reading 150 may be a bit too big =-/
but if a simple washer (or 2... or three) will fix it that'll i'll drop those bad boys in.... (and thats something i can do with the carbs IN [though i still need to remove the tank *rants])
Quote from: starshooter10 on July 04, 2008, 10:17:44 PM
i would pull it out if i could.....
i can't move it in or out..
and i've tried heating it...
oiling it,...
ect...
i just dont want to break the stud....
OK, if the bolt is frozen then being cautious is the right approach; I wouldn't want to break it either. You will have to soak it with penetrating oil (PB Blaster etc.). With a little luck, it may come loose after several days of repeated application.
It's strange that the bolt would be frozen 1/2" out.
+1 on the penetrating oil. I squirted some WD40 on my header bolts as they looked rusted on a little, noticed on a ride a few days later my exhaust note changed, looked and they were ALL backed out halfway and the header just rattling away in there.
hrm i'll try to blast it..
only problem is this is my daily rider.... and i let my cage fall out of regitration