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Oil in Header tank of GL1100

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Hi guys
This may be obvious but when checking the water level of the header tank today I noticed oil on the cap:(
Tell me the bad news....Is this a water pump failure?....Or what?
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In my experience that's a blown head gasket.

Take a whiff of the coolant, if it smells burnt, could be head gasket.

Another test,
make sure the radiator level is full and put the cap on.
Do this cool.
Pull the recovery hose off the recovery tank and put the end in a container with some water. Start the engine and while warming up watch for bubbles coming out the hose, a few bubbles is ok.
Once the engine is warm snap the throttle a couple times while watching the hose in the container. If you get a blast of pressure, blown head gasket.
Be careful of the blast, it'll be HOT, watch your eyes.
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If your lucky it could be as simple as a crappy "O" ring near your water pump, Dont give up yet!!!
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I have the luck of the Irish, so for me it would be a blown head gasket.....lol
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You might have a water going bad. that's my 0.2 on it. lol.
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