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maudibbb
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Post by maudibbb » Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:07 am

Need some help here folks! Got a 2001 KLR650. Due to illness, the bike sat for about 22 months. Got some new rubber on it now. Ultra heavy duty tubes, a set of Dunlop D-606s (darn they are LOUD) and am ready to go. Put in some Seafoam, (probably too much,) which sat in the tank for a few weeks before I filled the tank, and have been riding locally since. Low on gasoline, I pulled over to switch to reserve. I had to check which way reserve was, cause I've never used the petcock before. When I put it on reserve, I noticed my finger picked up a little gas from the bottom of the fuel tap assembly at the lever. In testing, I noticed that when I moved the lever from on to reserve or back, I would get a drip or two of gasoline from the same area. If I left the lever alone, I don't see a drip. Still, I'm concerned as I don't believe this is normal. Anybody have advice? In the part's diagram, I see a Tap Lever O-Ring that could be the culprit. Ideas? Thanks in advance!!

W.V. Doran
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gasoline leak

Post by W.V. Doran » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:38 am

Fred has what you need... http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/parts_frames.html Click on Kawasaki KLR click on fuel&air scrool down to Petcock Repair Kit #18-6600 maudibbb wrote: Need some help here folks! Got a 2001 KLR650. Due to illness, the bike sat for about 22 months. Got some new rubber on it now. Ultra heavy duty tubes, a set of Dunlop D-606s (darn they are LOUD) and am ready to go. Put in some Seafoam, (probably too much,) which sat in the tank for a few weeks before I filled the tank, and have been riding locally since. Low on gasoline, I pulled over to switch to reserve. I had to check which way reserve was, cause I've never used the petcock before. When I put it on reserve, I noticed my finger picked up a little gas from the bottom of the fuel tap assembly at the lever. In testing, I noticed that when I moved the lever from on to reserve or back, I would get a drip or two of gasoline from the same area. If I left the lever alone, I don't see a drip. Still, I'm concerned as I don't believe this is normal. Anybody have advice? In the part's diagram, I see a Tap Lever O-Ring that could be the culprit. Ideas? Thanks in advance!! WVDoran Scottsdale, AZ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Andrus Chesley
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gasoline leak

Post by Andrus Chesley » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:43 am

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "maudibbb" wrote: Most more than likely just take it apart and clean / lube it. If in doubt , get a set of orings and diaphram before doing so. There is no way a dealer would have that in stock. If one did happen to have one I'd go into shock. Unless it's Fred. ;-)... At Arrowhead. There is no telling what that guy has in stock. Andy n Louisiana A14 KLR K6 DLK

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Post by manycan1 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:04 pm

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