Speaking of leaks those bikes often get leaky counter shaft seals, check there first. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:19:46 To: Nightwawk Lovers<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Need some help - I think the GS-1000 has amajor issue Inspect for leaks too, I would think that the bike would be smoking if the ring were so bad it burned all that oil. That's a quart every 70 miles! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:57:09 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Need some help - I think the GS-1000 has a major issue Thats what I was afraid of. -Joey On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:55 PM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > Time for a bore and stroke. > > - JO > > On Apr 18, 2011, at 7:53 PM, Joey Kelley wrote: > >> Hello All, >> Discovered today in the 140 odd miles since I did an oil >> change the GS-1000 has apparently burned at least two quarts of oil. >> (Thats all I had - so I know it burned that much) This jives with the >> changing oil level I noticed and the black spark plugs. >> I thought it might be dumping raw fuel into the crankcase, but >> I pulled the carb drain plugs and with the petcock in the normal >> (vacuum activated) position, no fuel leaked after the carb bowls >> drained. >> I'm now fearing the worst - that the engine will have to be >> completely rebuilt from the block up - but I'm hoping that someone >> here can talk me down from that. >> Thoughts and encouragement? >> -Joey >> >> -- >> -Joey Kelley >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- -Joey Kelley JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
