Greetings Fellow Riders. ok hear's my Issue. I own a 1994 gl1500 aspencade. Im pretty sure the fuel pump died on it. i have fuel as well. Thank You First verify the pump is indeed defective before replacing :idea: parts. Apply 12V to forward most insulated terminal on fuel pump cover and check for ...

Again, my alternator has bit the dust....3rd one in 2 years! I just had the oem alternator rebuilt, and it didn't last a hundred miles. I have no extra lights on bike, no accessories aftermarket, what could be killing my alternator? 1994 SE with a bit over 125,000 miles. Please see my prior post ab...

As mentioned already, the OEM alternator is only 40amp. The Compufire is the way to go if you can spare the change. I'm running DB electrical 90 amp on mine and have been happy with it, but I did have a regulator go out on it after two years. I think this was actually due to a short that I had, so I...

Thanks for all the replies folks. Haven't got it back together yet , but have confirmed that there is no valve and no obstruction in the return circuit to the water pump, and the head gasket does appear to be leaking between #1 and #2 cyl. Diagnostic tool was showing a miss fire on #2 that was not e...

Head gasket. I have a car that does exactly the same thing. It's possible to have compression getting into coolant without coolant and oil exchange Nailed it. Well, first time for everything I guess. I've never seen a head gasket fail that didn't exhibit some mixing of oil/coolant somewhere or some...

I actually did rig up a flush system to force coolant thru the heater core. I rigged fittings into a 2 gallon jug so I could force compressed air in the top and coolant out the bottom into the heater core, and captured the coolant leaving the core and repeated the process twice. I did put a second r...

I've tried this every time I've drained and refilled the system, about 5 times now, twice when I replaced thermostats, once after water pump replaced, once after radiator replaced, and once after heater core replaced, still hasn't fixed my problem, so I must have something else going on.

Welcome aboard! Yes, compared to the 1985 Goldwing, the 98 is probably a couple hundred pounds heavier. Two more cylinders and a lot more ABS in the fairing and covers are probably most of it. My '94 weighs about 980 lbs. Keep the air suspension set as low as you can without bottoming out on bumps a...

He did state he replaced the heater core. Blocked or not, would not cause engine overheating in either case. Most cars have a valve in one of the heater hoses, either vacuum operated or mechanically operated thru a cable. Supposed to shut off flow of coolant thru the heater core when you select "co...

Totally off topic, but I'm hoping somebody here is also a car nut like me and has some insight on my issue. I've checked all the car forums i can find and have found no answer yet. I have this problem with my daughters '04 Celica GT. It's been in my shop for 3 months now and I am about ready to take...

All the relays are beside the fuse box, behind the side cover on left side of bike. If you remove the top and bottom mounting bolt for the fuse box, and also remove the seat, there is just enough room to pull the box out to access the relays. All the relays are the same, so I would try switching the...

There are two solenoids for the starter, one is easily visible beside the battery, but neither is "hard wired", you should be able to remove the rubber cover and see the terminals. My first thought would be a relay sticking, keeping positive 12v to the solenoid, but not getting the ground (12v neg-)...

Thank you everyone for your replies! I ended up installing a set of Silvania Silverstar Ultra. Love them! I'm in a very rural area of Wisconsin, and riding is always a game of "dodge the critter," especially at night. Hawks, eagles, turkeys, cranes, opossum, raccoons, badgers, groundhogs, skunks, f...

I prefer the blue/white of the Silvania Silver Stars vs the yellow hue from regular replacement bulbs, but that's just a personal preference.

Ok, thanks for the response. I'm running 38 in the front and 48 in the back right now, I may try upping the front a little and see how it does.

Why are you dissatisfied with the Avons? I may have just got a bad one, but it will not balance good enough at high speed. I've got beads in it, tried 2oz and 3oz, and 0 oz. At 85 mph it develops a bad vibration that does not go away until about 95mph. I've got another front rim with a half worn E3...

My two cents... The choice of tires has a lot to do with how the thing handles at low speeds as well as high speeds. When I got my 1500, it had Dunlop E3s on it. It handled like a truck! I dropped it several times. I went to a Michelin Commander II on the front and a Austone Taxi tire on the rear. ...

Thanks for the post, I've been waiting for opinions on these. I've got a few thousand more miles before I have to make a choice. I'm running Avon on the front now, not really happy with it. Thinking about going to E4 or maybe back to E3 on the front.

Be happy it's not all chrome. Who ever owned mine was the biggest chrome **** on the planet. It looked like the bike was an experiment on just how much extra chrome and lighting can be bolted to one GL1500. I could be seen from space on a sunny day and made for a dangerous ride. My radio was chrome...

Mine will do this when the front tires is about near the end, but goes away with new tires. Below 50 mph is the only time this happens to mine. Above 50, I can set the cruise and keep hands off both handle bars for as long as I want.

If you do find a source, please come back and share. I have these lights on mine. I've replaced all the bulbs with LEDs, and my chrome is still good, but some of the red lenses are almost faded clear now.

What kind of tire was it? If it was E-3's, I would agree, probably not enough tire pressure. Most of the cupping problems I've had have been on the front. I have had some belts slip and had some cupping with cheap Shinko's and some other brands, but I don't recall ever having cupping on the rear wit...

I am using an Avon 130/70/18 rear tire on my front. I did reverse it, and I can see no difference in wet performance on the front. In hard acceleration on wet pavement, traction is definitely better with the Austone. I have not experienced any hydroplaning, and I am not your typical rain rider. Most...

I use mine all the time. When riding two up I have to adjust up a little and when riding single I have to adjust back down or else high beams glare on road signs too much.

[quoteIf I pull the alternator, who checks these? Advance auto parts checks car ones, but can they check this one? Otherwise how do i have it checked?][/quote] There are a couple checks you can do without the alternator spinning, but you have to disassemble it. First, you want to check the that the ...