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someone please help me i dont know where to start i am hopeing there is a way to check if the engine is seized i purchased an 85 gl 1200 interstate from a guy and it didnt run he said there was acouple of things wrong i figured i could fix it heck i always wanted a gold wing my grandfather had two of them well i must be the dumbest person around to belive the guy he told me needed a batt a starter a water pump and head gasket well i picked up a batt was looking at the water pump area on the bike and noticed that it had a crack so i got the part from the salvage yard put in some honda oil and sea foam thank's for the tip the starter clutch dont just spin now it catches so that leads me to my next issue i was not sure if the starter was bad like the guy said but it catches now and the engine dont turn over at all so i pulled the plugs out tried pop-starting it and the bike just skidded i am hopeing it is not seized is there a way i can turn it over by hand
and or is there a cheep place to pick up a 1200 motor i talked to the guy at the salvage yard and he said bare motor 350 to 550 and i asked him if there was a 30 or 60 or 90 day on the motor he said no retuns on anything they sell well i dont know if i want to get a mottor from them if its bad im out the money and dont want to get screwed
or how much will it cost to rebiuld the motor i have
please help me get her on the road
i would like to find out what is the problem with the enigne i have and fix it but if i have to pull it out i would like to go all the way with it but dont have a ton of cash as the rest of you know times are hard
thank you for any help you can offer me
christopher
and or is there a cheep place to pick up a 1200 motor i talked to the guy at the salvage yard and he said bare motor 350 to 550 and i asked him if there was a 30 or 60 or 90 day on the motor he said no retuns on anything they sell well i dont know if i want to get a mottor from them if its bad im out the money and dont want to get screwed
or how much will it cost to rebiuld the motor i have
please help me get her on the road
i would like to find out what is the problem with the enigne i have and fix it but if i have to pull it out i would like to go all the way with it but dont have a ton of cash as the rest of you know times are hard
thank you for any help you can offer me
christopher