Recent content by GypsyBFC

I was afraid of that!

hey gang, is there any rebuild kits out there for a 77 and 78 gl1000? i cant seem to find any... i have 2 bikes with bad compression and want to do an overhaul..... :beg:

Hey my fellow wingers! If you use the instagram app on a smart phone, and would like to show thE world your Oldwing...hash tag your pics with #goldnoldwings

ok we are gonna do the head gasket, where is the best place to get gl1000 parts? i need this bike on the road by july 7th, so it must have good shipping options! i found some good buys on ebay. just curious if you oldwing veterans had any particular places you get your stuff....

Yes it will physically boil over. Here is an interesting turn in this saga. The chrome plate on the head says 1100. We figured someone just dressed up the head with the plate. My pops spoke to a Honda mechanic, he said someone could have very well put an 1100 head on it, meaning the head isn't...

I have seen the water pump turning and in the right direction. The water is circulating. The fan is working, I hot wired it to run constantly at this point. Like I said we have gone thru and replaced the entire cooling system. The reason I think it's internal, is because after having no luck, we...

after a couple of days of messing around with it, we have come to the conclusion it is something internal. we tested and or changed every component of the cooling system! here is the head scratcher, there are no obvious signs of a blown or bad head gasket, or cracked head! the timing isn't...

there are no obvious signs of a blown head gasket or cracked head, as far as water pumps go, i just put a brand spanking new one in a week ago. but tomorrow i will def check for flow just in case!

thanks for all the tips. the only thing i haven't tried but am going to next, is the coolant. im currently running it without a thermostat, thinking that would solve it temporarily but to no avail. i have timed it a couple of times, and have a dyna electronic ignition on the way to solve that...

lol i have 50/50 in it. and no i don't use tap or hose water in my rads. way to many minerals in the water down here. im just stumped. all the cooling system components are either new or in good condition, but yet it overheats or runs uber hot...

it has the air wings on the rad, i just flushed the rad and it was so clean you could literally drink the water!

i just bought a 78 gl1000. i put a new water pump,and thermostat in. the fan works, and the radiator and hoses are in excellent condition! it constantly runs hot, and if there are any decent hills in my travels BOOM it boils over. im completely stumped on what to do next. the head cover says...