Recent content by Sleazy Rider

I use BikeBandit and also SaberCycle . Both have great service and ship fast.

It happens....no one to blame but me, I'm the one who messed them up. Oh well, time to think about maybe buying a whole engine assembly. The other two cylinders (2 and 4) are only showing 90 -100 PSI compression, so they're pretty weak. Heads are probably getting "tired". Anyone know of a...

Well, just did a compression test. (had to buy a tester). Anyways, no compression in #1 and 3. Both are dead. Will any year 1200 right side head work? ('84 -'87)

No, don't think so. Never had the wires off or unplugged the pulse generators. Also the plug wires are as you called them, left coil to 4 and 3, right coil to 2 and 1. And I do get spark at the right time, just not the right valve timing. Cyls 1 and 3 are dead at idle but will fire at higher RPM...

Happy Anniversary Dan !! Hope I didn't ruin your dinner!

It's a 4-stroke. 2 revolutions of the crank for the 4 strokes. Piston has to be @ TDC on the compression stroke for the timing to be right. But piston will also be on TDC at the end of the exhaust stroke. Right?? Crank turn twice a full 360 degrees for each cam to turn once a full 360...

Thanks Joe. Guess, I'll tear her down again and give that a try. :beg:

Well, Cylinders 1 and 3 are not working. I do get spark in them from the coils. But, it's like theyre 180 degrees out. How can that be? The crank is at the "T-1" mark, both cam pulley's are right on the mark, the "up" at 12 o'clock. Do I need to take the cam belt off the right head (#1 and 3)...

Thanks for all the good inputs to the problem I'm experiencing. Re-did everything again last night. (have done that now 6 or 7 times???I think, I lost count.LOL) Everything, checks out great. By itself and in itself but as soon as she's back together.....same problem. Just doesn't make sense...

Installed Poor-Boy alternator kit and decided to replace the belts while I was at it. Checked and double checked and triple checked to make sure all marks were aligned as per manual. (replaced belts many times on my GL1000's and 1100's) This bike is a "new to me" 1986 GL1200A. It ran beautifull...