sturglc
Member
As I mentioned in my intro post my bike has sat for years and the last 3 years with the carbs OFF with the heads getting filled with water.
This is bad and I know it's bad, I'm just wondering how bad.
I finally got around to getting the thing up on the center stand (my God a GW is HEAVY!) and lo and behold after 3 years exposed my engine is frozen solid.
Now I am hoping it is just the valves-they are thoroughly rusted. Two of the valves were closed and still had water standing in them, so I doubt any water got into the cylinder on those two, but the other two were open and I know water got into the cylinder. I am hoping some cleaning/scruffing and the cylinder will be okay, but the valves are finished.
Someone told me (on another forum) that GoldWing heads "never, ever get ground"?? I kinda doubt just lapping them is gonna help.
I really wont know till I tear em apart, but I don't see these valves being salvageable at this point. If I do have new valves and seals installed, doesn't it follow that I have the heads ground to match?
Anyways, I guess my main question is that stuck/rusted valves would more than likely be the main reason my engine is froze? Like I said, I doubt a lot of damage was done to the cylinders, and the water that got in the two stayed on top of the pistons (my oil is fresh as a daisy)
This is bad and I know it's bad, I'm just wondering how bad.
I finally got around to getting the thing up on the center stand (my God a GW is HEAVY!) and lo and behold after 3 years exposed my engine is frozen solid.
Now I am hoping it is just the valves-they are thoroughly rusted. Two of the valves were closed and still had water standing in them, so I doubt any water got into the cylinder on those two, but the other two were open and I know water got into the cylinder. I am hoping some cleaning/scruffing and the cylinder will be okay, but the valves are finished.
Someone told me (on another forum) that GoldWing heads "never, ever get ground"?? I kinda doubt just lapping them is gonna help.
I really wont know till I tear em apart, but I don't see these valves being salvageable at this point. If I do have new valves and seals installed, doesn't it follow that I have the heads ground to match?
Anyways, I guess my main question is that stuck/rusted valves would more than likely be the main reason my engine is froze? Like I said, I doubt a lot of damage was done to the cylinders, and the water that got in the two stayed on top of the pistons (my oil is fresh as a daisy)