Doing a pretrip in The 1100 I found oil in the coolant tank :crying: Is this a Head gasket or should I look elsewhere?
Oil in Coolant
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Hmmm take cap off radiator run it and see if it bubbles from putting air in coolant from blown head gasket ...keep it cool with a fan blowing on radiator...might be water pump seal leaking oil into radiator
Either one a pain in the ass show stopper
Either one a pain in the ass show stopper
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Joe is correct. if you don't have compression bubbling out of the radiator cap, go for the water pump. Head gasket leak would also likely get water in the cylinders and/or crankcase before oil got into the reservoir, so you have a good chance it's just the water pump oil seal.
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Wouldn't it be leaking out the weep hole if it's the water pump seal?
It doesn’t have to leak at weep hole to do this ...take pump cover off hose attached check water pump shaft for play ...very simple to do as next move ...might see oil in there also
Thanks guys, It seams to run fine with no smoke so I'll drain the coolant and check it out.
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=212427#p212427:3gph8at2 said:
Not if the weep hole is plugged like I found mine :head bang:
[url=https://classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=212433#p212433:2yd8vodp said:
Mine was plugged as well, just from the front tire kicking up road grime. These are forty year old motorcycles, after all.
For Two85s, I'd suggest checking to make sure the weep hole is clear.
Finely got a chance to dig in to this today and this is what I found!
That one is shot! So has anyone used the KP gasket sets from EPay?
Well we knew it was bad ...I don’t know about the gaskets ..
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Finely got a chance to dig in to this today and this is what I found!
That one is shot! So has anyone used the KP gasket sets from EPay?
I used the K&L gasket set from Amazon - $25. But I had to replace the gasket pictured because it leaked slightly. Went OEM Honda the second time. The OEM gasket was much higher quality.
Nothing else is leaking though, and most of the reviews on the K&L kit were favorable.
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That will buff out, lol!
Just making sure I understand what the photo shows. The shaft is so loose that the impeller is making contact with the housing, right? Noob mechanics like myself may need to know this. As a noob I see most of the tech questions from this perspective and it may help others who may be unwilling to ask. That's why so many of MY posts may seem stupid to the learned here on the forums. 
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Omega man, you are correct! I'm hoping that the wear on the cover will not affect the new pump.
:Egyptian: Thank you.
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So, no coolant in the oil? Just oil in the coolant?
[url=https://classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=212958#p212958:2eobpxtx said:
I may have a spare GL1100 water pump cover in the garage from my front transmission cover replacement. Hollar if you want me to look.
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=212980#p212980:33y76pq4 said:
Thanks for the offer! But I think you meant Two85s. :good:
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julimike54; None that I have noticed. I did just did an oil change less than 50 miles ago.
saganaga; Thanks for the offer but I have a complete parts motor.
saganaga; Thanks for the offer but I have a complete parts motor.
