klr rally in tellico plains

[Steve Rankin]

All, I got my Thermobob installed and all is well. I ran into something surprising that I thought y'all would be interested in. My hoses at the water pump were reversed. This is an 06 with 13k+ miles. I've changed the coolant once-without removing the hoses so I know I didn't screw that up. Reckon I just didn't notice the routing at the time. I just thought this might be something that others would want to check. Thanks to Bill Watson and his most excellent instructions, I got things, uh, lined out correctly. Steve Rankin

[Arden Kysely]

Reversing the hoses can happen when you change out a defective water pump seal. They fit pretty well in the wrong positions. If you didn't buy the bike new the PO (or his mechanic) may have had a dyslexic moment reassembling the pump assembly. If you did buy the bike new, well, that's kinda scary. __Arden --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "steve rankin" wrote:

> > All, > > I got my Thermobob installed and all is well. > I ran into something surprising that I thought y'all would be

interested in.

> My hoses at the water pump were reversed. This is an 06 with 13k+

miles.

> I've changed the coolant once-without removing the hoses so I know

I didn't

> screw that up. Reckon I just didn't notice the routing at the

time. I just

> thought this might be something that others would want to check.

Thanks to

> Bill Watson and his most excellent instructions, I got things, uh,

lined out

> correctly. > > Steve Rankin >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "William R Kinne" wrote:

> > http://www.ridetellico.com/Tour_de_Tellico_III__.html >

OH Good, I leave KY 31 Dec 2003 and you start to have dual sprot rides. sniff. I have driven that area many of times, through the woods and over the hills to grandma's house. I never made the trip again--after I bought the KLR. sigh. so many missed opportunites... Hope you all have fun. Looks like a hoot. revmaaatin. more snow tonight--6-10inches in the forecast