bike won t run,,, well

[Darren Clark]

Sound like junk in the carb. And nothing SeaFome will clear out, probably some rust flakes, heavy varnish deposits, ... Your best bet it to pull the carb apart and completely cleat it out. Look through the FAQ www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html> There are some mods you might want to do like adjust the needle, new jet, pilot screw adjustment. Just be careful with the diaphragm, if it's old (even new) it can tear easily. Look on eBay for Harley CV carbs, the H.D. guys pull them off their bike and sell them (because they have a Japanese name on them). Darren Clark 2004 KLR-650 Fowlerville, MI sulteck wrote:

> This is a recap of the "no vacuum" thread. > 1. came back from a weeks vacation, started the bike, ran until the > float bowl emptied. > 2. checked the fuel valve, works with vacuum assist. > 3. bikes doesn't flood, will run on the fuel put directly in the jug. > 4. pumped 20ml of Seafome in the carb and started to crank, didn't start. > 5. tryed starting every 12 hours, 3 days later it starts. > 6. Runs like crap, smokes, hard to start, just dies when running short > periods of time. Managed to put about 10km's on it to flush the > seafome (died on the hwy 4 times). > 7. when running fuel is coming out of the clear tube overflow from the > top area of the carb. > > Does this mean the float is stuck down?I think at this point I have to > take the carb off the bike, dismantle and clean. Is there parts to > replace since I have the carb off? > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:52:47PM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> > What are the tire sizes on a 250? I have some tires I took off the 650 > that probably have some miles left in them too.

It looks like the front (90/90 x 21) will fit fine. But the 250 stock rear is listed as a 4.60 x 17. The 650's 130/80 x 17 looks like it's an inch size of 5.0 whereas a 4.60 x 17 would be more like a 120/90 or 110/90 metric size. Is the 650's 130/80 x 17 rear tire likely to fit? I don't want to get to where the bike is and be unable to mount the replacement tire on it; I don't think I can drag a KLR250 home on the commuter rail (though it would be hella fun to try!) Thor