The Saga Continues - part 2

[Mike1150]

Nope.

Hydrolock a GS engine in a ford and it'll strip the starter motor gears or the ring gear......or (in the case of a 1200 I saw it happen to on a fords trip I ran in Leics) the starter motor will rip the starter casing apart.

I've seen three GS's go with it- two times (on 11xx's) taking teeth off the ring gear and once (1200) the starter casing itself- never a con-rod though.


I'll see if I can find the photos of it


EDIT....here we go, a 1200's starter after a race through a ford

Fanum, in those cases - what was the cause?

 

[CHANGELING]

I can't believe no one suggested to measure the threaded portion length of his sparkplugs yet.....Just a thought, if it turns without them but not with them then maybe, just maybe.

 

[Colt]

what a nightmare mike
Fanum is I guess referring to related problems following fording.
guess you have already checked and drained your airbox?

I had a problem ,it was water related that caused the starter motor casting to break .I also think the starter gear shaft may have been bent.
and worst of all also bent one of the ring gear teeth
got it sorted thanks to my good mate Briano +parts from fellow ukgsers


just hope yours gets sorted properly for you.

 

[DrAlf]

Any update on this thread? Got a mate who has a similar problem with a 1200GS so would be keen to hear the fix – if any?