{"id":54815,"date":"2016-10-27T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T09:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=54815"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:47","slug":"gs1000-inspection-and-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20161027\/everyday-events\/gs1000-inspection-and-issues","title":{"rendered":"GS1000 Inspection and Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_2134.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_2134\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/DSC_2134.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/DSC_2134-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/DSC_2134-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThere are various other things, but let&#8217;s check on cylinder 4 fouling.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630278.jpg\" alt=\"p1630278\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630278.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630278-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630278-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s easy to remove, but first let me check where the smell is coming from.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630279.jpg\" alt=\"p1630279\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630279.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630279-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630279-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe float valve doesn&#8217;t seem to have much step wear. A light leveling should help.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630280.jpg\" alt=\"p1630280\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630280-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nTank rust is inevitable for a bike of this era. It&#8217;s minor, so I&#8217;ll hold off for now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630285.jpg\" alt=\"p1630285\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630285.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630285-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe pin-type starter valve is tight, but it&#8217;s making contact, so I&#8217;ll hold off on that too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630281.jpg\" alt=\"p1630281\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630281.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630281-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630281-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630283.jpg\" alt=\"p1630283\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630283-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630283-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630282.jpg\" alt=\"p1630282\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630282-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630282-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630284.jpg\" alt=\"p1630284\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630284.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630284-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630284-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s try it on just one spot to see how it goes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630287.jpg\" alt=\"p1630287\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630287-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630287-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nAfter the engine started, I checked and&#8230; it&#8217;s oil.<br \/>\nOil blow-by.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/P1630277.jpg\" alt=\"p1630277\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630277.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630277-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/P1630277-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe compression gauge that hardly ever gets used. All four cylinders have compression, so I feel a bit relieved.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to do an engine overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are various other things, but let&#8217;s check on cylinder 4 fouling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[1929,122],"class_list":["post-54815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gs","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}