Honda GL 1100 Innerstate Gold Wing - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals
My 1100 goldwing leaks oil when sitting on the side stand
Hi Richard:
Some wise old dude (or a smart alec) once told me that you can't fix what you can't find.
With that concept in mind, if I had your bike I would be wiping it down with solvent and getting it as clean as it could be, especially in the are where the leak is.
It should then be a matter of leaving it parked for a few hours on the side stand, and finding a comfortable way to lie next to (and almost under) the area where the leak is. A flashlight and mirror may help, but the idea is to determine exactly where the leak is coming from.
Possibles????
- O-ring on shift shaft.
- Oil filter seal
- crank case gasket
- cylinder base gasket.
Once you find it, you get to figure out how to fix it.
Hope this helps.
Serviced the rear brakes on the KLR 650 today.
WOW! What a difference.
How to change the thermostat on 1981 gold wing
The thermostat housing sits above the timing belt cover at the front of the engine right dead center. The housing extends rearward beneath the intake manifold and then crosses over from the mid point to each of the cylinder heads. The Thermostat itself is contained in the housing at the very front where the upper radiator hose drops down and attaches to the housing.
The thermostat cover is held on by two bolts, each one accessible from either side of the motorcycle if you remove the lower skirts to the main fairing.. Would recommend at least loosening the radiator to gain a little more access.
There is a large o-ring which must be replaced. Never reuse old flattened o-rings. This cover also contains the Thermostat switch for the Fan, also sealed with an o-ring. The Sending unit for the temperature gauge is on the is on the main housing again sealed with an o-ring. If yu have any issues with the fan not coming on when it should, or the temp gauge not indicating correctly, now would be the time to address those issues while you are in there.
You will need to drain the cooling system first. If the Anti-freeze has recently (less than 6 months ago) been drained and replaced then you can reuse it. otherwise, when you refill the system, always use fresh antifreeze mixed 50/50 with distilled water.
After refilling, run the bike, get it up to temprature, wait for the fan to com one, and then shut it off. Let it cool off, and then add more coolant as needed. Trapped air will have come to the top of the radiator. Top off and check the reservoir tank and fill it to the upper level indicated. Do not over fill.
Have fun !!
It will start but wont idle
If its been sitting you will need to pull the carbs and clean or replace the pilot jets, and clean everything else too. The pilot jets control idle fueling and are easily clogged.
Change thermostat on 1983 honda goldwing 1100
All i did was take the panels off under the fairing that cover the horns. Take the cover off the
water pump that is attached to the hose going into the radiator. Remove the front bolts to
the radiator so that it is able to swing back and forth from the bottom. At this point it seems like the radiator should come out but something is blocking it from the top. Once you get the radiator loose enough to swing a lil bit, use an 8mm wrench (the longer the better) and remove the bolts to the thermostat housing. Work the housing free while you have the bottom part of the radiator pulled outward. You should now be able to remove the thermostat and replace with your new one.
It will start but wont idle
Most often idle problems are caused by clogged pilot jets in the carburetors. These control fuel flow at idle and have very, very small passages that easily clog with dry fuel residues if the bike sits long enough for the fuel to dry out in the carbs.
Another common issue on older machines are dry, cracked vacuum lines that affect fuel/air mixture.
I would start by checking all small rubber lines for cracking and splits at the ends, replace any hard or cracked lines with fresh vacuum line available at any auto parts store or bike dealership.If you still have idle issues, your carbs will need to be cleaned and any bad parts replaced, then synchronized when re-installed. This is a bit of a job on Gold Wings! Recommend a dealer or local Gold Wing specialist if you are not a skilled mechanic.
My 1992 goldwing headlights go on when it is shut off but don't come on after i start it what could it be relay? if so where is it?
Your headlight relay is connected improperly. It could even be the wrong relay is installed. Most relays have a low power (low amperage) switch connected as the control. If the switch is energized, it causes a magnet to pull a much bigger switch inside the relay. That big switch usually has three connections. One "common" and on that is connected to common when there is no power to the control input (known as "normally closed" or NC) and one that connects to common when there is power connected to the control input (normally open or NO).
The name indicates the condition when no power is on the control connector of the relay
It it is by guess that the NC and NO connections are crossed.
Idle on my 1983 honda goldwing goes up and down and flucuates very bad.
clean the fuel system , carbs etc ! check your wheel bearings , headstock bearings and clamps are tight , tyre walls are ok and tyre pressure ok , i once used a metzler me33 and it was all over the place , bin'd it even though it was new as it nearly killed me ! put a bridgestone on and was perfect ! check your fork oil is good and correct level etc , fork springs are ok and same length and air pressure even ! frame clamps tight , no cracks etc !
Idling problems
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How emportent is one cyl. Out of four down 30lbs on 4 Cyl. Honda
Actually, that is pretty significant discrepancy. Even though it's a flat four and one of the smoothest engines for bikes ever made, that much of a difference IS going to be noticeable. Not only that, it's about 99% a fact that it will not get better, but worse over time.
Since the GL1100's use single over head cams, the valve adjustments are critical. Due to a valve seating a little too deeply into its seat in the combustion chamber the the valve to rocker arm clearence will be diminished, and possibly become non-existant, keeping the valve open just a hair all the time. SOLUTION: Get some new valve cover o-rings gaskets, remove the covers, and adjust all of the valve clearances. If you have a tight one, You'll find it.
You also may have a burnt exhaust valve or a bent valve, causing a bad seal between the valve and the seat, allowing air to slip past lowering that cylinder presure.
Other possibilities are a Blown head gasket (Not uncommon with high millage bikes). Broken piston rings, or excessive wear of the rigns cause ring end gaps to get too large letting to much blow by. Broken Rings or heavily worn rings will be evident by blue smoke in the exhaust from the oil getting by the rings. Blown head gasket can allow coolant to get into the cylinder, or into the oil, making the oil foamy and brown. In either of these three possibilities, the heads will have to be removed. And depending on your findings, a engine overhaul may be needed.
Before pulling the heads however, get a scope that goes in through the spark Plug hole to view the inside of the cylinder to look for scoring, piston damage, etc.
Best of luck
On a 1983 interstate if the carb hangs open and puts gas in the crakecase hurt the cluch
You stand the chance to doing a couple of things... First your thinning the oil and stand a chance of frying all the bearings inside the motor, then with the bearings hot enough depending on how much gas is in your crankcase you might have a fire or an explosion of the motor. Why take a chance? get the carb fixed, and change the oil. Replace clutch!
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