My '83 gl1100 standard (poorly dressed) was making lots of smoke so I borrowed a compression tester. the results were 2 cyl's at 70 psi and 2 cyl's at 90psi. I finally figured out the smoke was white from coolant so I tried my hand at head gaskets. Bike runs nice now. There is still some funny clanks at startup, but they go away quick and she runs great. So I bought myself a new compression tester at sears (on sale at $44.00) and checked compression again. All four cylinders were at 150 psi (one was 2 lbs higher). This bike has 118k miles on the clock. I think I should be pleased, do you? The plan is to take this camping next summer so I want to improve reliability if I can.
There was some corrosion in one cylinder from coolant sitting in it for some time. The bike came to me a rusty mess!
Comments welcome.
There was some corrosion in one cylinder from coolant sitting in it for some time. The bike came to me a rusty mess!
Comments welcome.