What should I know about my GL1000 engine?
Note: Valve timing on a GL1000 is critical. Verify that your cambelts are installed correctly. The “match marks” on the flywheel and the cam pulleys must align perfectly. The GL1000 is an interference design engine. If your belts are off by 1 tooth, your engine will run like crap.
What happens if the cam belts are off on a GL1000?
Verify that your cambelts are installed correctly. The “match marks” on the flywheel and the cam pulleys must align perfectly. The GL1000 is an interference design engine. If your belts are off by 1 tooth, your engine will run like crap. If your belts are off by 2 or more teeth, serious engine damage will occur immediately.
What causes a dead cylinder on a GL1000?
“Dead” cylinder is usually an ignition problem. It can be a carb problem…especially if it is rpm-specific. Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed.
What causes fuel starvation on a GL1000?
Fuel Starvation Possibilities (or sometimes dead cylinders that mimic an ignition problem): A blockage inside the fuel tank. Perhaps this has migrated also to the fuel inlet screens under the float valves. If you suspect a tank blockage, siphon most of the fuel from the tank and remove the petcock.
Note: Valve timing on a GL1000 is critical. Verify that your cambelts are installed correctly. The “match marks” on the flywheel and the cam pulleys must align perfectly. The GL1000 is an interference design engine. If your belts are off by 1 tooth, your engine will run like crap.
“Dead” cylinder is usually an ignition problem. It can be a carb problem…especially if it is rpm-specific. Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed.
When to change timing belts on Honda GL1000?
If yours is missing, they are still available from Honda. These can handle 90% of roadside tool requirements. Change the timing belts if you don’t have verifiable proof regarding their age. My recommendation for changing timing belts is every 5 years or 25,000 miles…whichever comes first.
Verify that your cambelts are installed correctly. The “match marks” on the flywheel and the cam pulleys must align perfectly. The GL1000 is an interference design engine. If your belts are off by 1 tooth, your engine will run like crap. If your belts are off by 2 or more teeth, serious engine damage will occur immediately.
Why is my GL1000 not running so well?
GL1000s will run poorly when valve lash is not set exactly to spec. Fortunately, valve lash stays “in spec” for a long time once properly set. Note: Valve timing on a GL1000 is critical. Verify that your cambelts are installed correctly.
What do you need to know about the GL1000 ignition?
This includes coils, plug wires, plug caps, spark plugs, ballast resistor, breaker points, condenser, ignition advance mechanism, ignition switch, kill switch, main fuse, battery, and all associated wiring harness components. Ignition performance and timing is critical on GL1000s! Ignition problems often mimic carb problems to an untrained ear.
How can I tell if my GL1000 battery is weak?
Put the old one back as a test. Weak battery – one classic sign of a weak battery is a tendency for the engine to fire right after you release the starter button. Bad main fuse … these can fail without “blowing”…results in intermittent high resistance to the entire wiring harness.
Can a GL1000 be pulled out of the cap?
This should be a secure, screwed – in connection…you shouldn’t be able to easily pull it out of the cap. Problem with wiring from coils to points.
What happens when coolant comes out of tail pipe?
If coolant leaks into the combustion chamber it will come out of your tail pipe as white smoke. It can also seep past your piston rings while your engine is off and contaminate your oil causing a milky white color.
Fuel Starvation Possibilities (or sometimes dead cylinders that mimic an ignition problem): A blockage inside the fuel tank. Perhaps this has migrated also to the fuel inlet screens under the float valves. If you suspect a tank blockage, siphon most of the fuel from the tank and remove the petcock.
How much Oil can I put in a Honda GL1000?
On some GL1000s, the viewing window incorporates a small wiper blade that you can turn with a small screwdriver to clear the window for better viewing. This is not usually necessary unless the bike was just shut off. Do not overfill the oil level. Total oil capacity is 3.7 quarts with filter change.
What to do if your GL1000 has a tank blockage?
If you suspect a tank blockage, siphon most of the fuel from the tank and remove the petcock. Blow compressed air through both the main and reserve circuits. With the fuel cap off, you should hear equal volumes of air rushing through each circuit. If not, that indicates a blockage.
What happens if you have a faulty stator on a GL1000?
Faulty stator, rectifier or voltage regulator. GL1000s require full function of the charging system for the ignition to perform as designed. If the charge voltage is substandard, ignition performance will suffer dramatically. Electronic ignitions (like Dyna) are typically powered through the turn signal circuit.
What happens to the gasket on a Honda GL1000?
Oddly, one of the functions of the fuel bowl gasket is to help form a “channel” from the idle mixture adjustment port to the idle mixture nozzle. When the fuel bowl gasket gets tired, split, torn, overly compressed, etc. this “channel” can get compromised and idle performance deteriorates.
What’s the idle rate on a GL1100 Goldwing?
1. The choke is working good. 2. I set the mixture screws to the clymer manual suggested settings to 1 1/4 turns out. 3. The throttle cable is working good and nothing is holding it up. 4. I turned the idle all the way out. The bike is running around 2000rpms now. Does the float bowl adjustments have anything to do with the idle?