imported post
I was riding on the Atlantic City Expressway two days ago, when my '81 GL100i lost power and wouldn't restart. I got it towed to my fiance's parents house and started investigating. An oil change got it running, but revealed metal filings in the discarded oil. It's also making a "pinging" noise that sounds like a bad lifter.
I don't really have the facilities to tear the engine apart, so I was hoping that someone here could recommend a good shop in South Jersey or SE Pennsylvania that would be willing to work on an older Wing. I'm really hoping to save the bike - but an engine rebuild sounds expensive. Would it be a better idea to swap out the whole engine, rather than repair the damaged one?
Any advice is appreciated!
I was riding on the Atlantic City Expressway two days ago, when my '81 GL100i lost power and wouldn't restart. I got it towed to my fiance's parents house and started investigating. An oil change got it running, but revealed metal filings in the discarded oil. It's also making a "pinging" noise that sounds like a bad lifter.
I don't really have the facilities to tear the engine apart, so I was hoping that someone here could recommend a good shop in South Jersey or SE Pennsylvania that would be willing to work on an older Wing. I'm really hoping to save the bike - but an engine rebuild sounds expensive. Would it be a better idea to swap out the whole engine, rather than repair the damaged one?
Any advice is appreciated!