Was the bike missing the tool box on top of the air box? I had bought a gl1100 woth a seized engine, they had for some reason taken the choke rods off the carbs and wired them wide open. To facilitate starting, they left the air filter out😳🙄, and the nut off the air cleaner cover. That way they could give it a shot of starting fluid to start it. They left it outside and rain got in thru the air cleaner. Unlike yours, my cylinders were heavily rusted, so i ended up replacing the engine
@dave1135 I did have the tool box tray. This was a customer's bike. He bought it with the assumption that it just needed a carburetor adjustment. It was going to cost about $3000 just to get it road worthy not counting the fact it needed an engine rebuild. Not bad if he did the work his self but to pay me, it just wasn't worth it. He sold it for what he paid. I personally have a 86' 1200 Interstate
@dave1135 one of my customers gave me this to get it out of his shed. Put a battery in it and it started right up.: ruclips.net/p/PLICWLX3xQIRPEn9JQXItuwfWZXvFHlc7K&feature=shared
It sure is, caught me by surprise, didn't expect all this. Going to do a couple more checks to determine what's going on with the motor so customer can decide if he wants to spend any more money on it. Thanks for watching 🐲
No, that means that there is a big problem inside the engine, that the coolant is mixing with the oil. Could be a bad head gasket, cracked block, cracked head or something like that.
Whats your opinion on water for these bikes that have the air filter on top and not much in-between to keep the water out? Ive lost 2 gl1100s to rain and letting them sit outside.
They are designed to not allow water to get in them, they have seals around lid and filter, ect. So if all that is in good condition there usually isn't a problem, but if the seals and weather strip is damaged or missing, then water can get in. Thanks for watching 🐲
Even the manifolds leaving the carbs on mine were full of water. Do you think you can save an engine thats full of water? Im at 8 minutes of video with this question lol
If the engine runs with water in the oil there is going to be some damage, the longer it runs with water the more damage to the main bearings. It is possible to save an engine full of water depending how much it ran like that. Water is not a good lubricant for engines. This particular engine had rain water getting in, but even worse, it had antifreeze mixing with the oil and had bearing damage.
I thought that at first, but it's all through the cooling system. When this has happened on other bikes I worked on, it ended up being the water pump seal. I'm going to find out for sure what's knocking (or not) tomorrow. Thanks for watching and commenting 🐲
Was the bike missing the tool box on top of the air box? I had bought a gl1100 woth a seized engine, they had for some reason taken the choke rods off the carbs and wired them wide open. To facilitate starting, they left the air filter out😳🙄, and the nut off the air cleaner cover. That way they could give it a shot of starting fluid to start it. They left it outside and rain got in thru the air cleaner. Unlike yours, my cylinders were heavily rusted, so i ended up replacing the engine
@dave1135 I did have the tool box tray. This was a customer's bike. He bought it with the assumption that it just needed a carburetor adjustment. It was going to cost about $3000 just to get it road worthy not counting the fact it needed an engine rebuild. Not bad if he did the work his self but to pay me, it just wasn't worth it. He sold it for what he paid. I personally have a 86' 1200 Interstate
@dave1135 one of my customers gave me this to get it out of his shed. Put a battery in it and it started right up.:
ruclips.net/p/PLICWLX3xQIRPEn9JQXItuwfWZXvFHlc7K&feature=shared
wow, that bike's a mess! Good luck on this one.
It sure is, caught me by surprise, didn't expect all this. Going to do a couple more checks to determine what's going on with the motor so customer can decide if he wants to spend any more money on it. Thanks for watching 🐲
Wow did that bike take a swim thats a lot of water in it
No, that means that there is a big problem inside the engine, that the coolant is mixing with the oil. Could be a bad head gasket, cracked block, cracked head or something like that.
Whats your opinion on water for these bikes that have the air filter on top and not much in-between to keep the water out? Ive lost 2 gl1100s to rain and letting them sit outside.
They are designed to not allow water to get in them, they have seals around lid and filter, ect. So if all that is in good condition there usually isn't a problem, but if the seals and weather strip is damaged or missing, then water can get in. Thanks for watching 🐲
Even the manifolds leaving the carbs on mine were full of water. Do you think you can save an engine thats full of water? Im at 8 minutes of video with this question lol
If the engine runs with water in the oil there is going to be some damage, the longer it runs with water the more damage to the main bearings. It is possible to save an engine full of water depending how much it ran like that. Water is not a good lubricant for engines. This particular engine had rain water getting in, but even worse, it had antifreeze mixing with the oil and had bearing damage.
Maybe someone put a quart in that overfill tank by accident
I thought that at first, but it's all through the cooling system. When this has happened on other bikes I worked on, it ended up being the water pump seal. I'm going to find out for sure what's knocking (or not) tomorrow. Thanks for watching and commenting 🐲