leaking fork left fork seal

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dooden
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leaking fork left fork seal

Post by dooden » Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:51 pm

I will use whatever I have on the shelve, seem to have a few quarts of something in garage. Dooden A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Richard Decker wrote: > > What kinda ATF? Dex3/Merc? Synth? I picked up the ol' 20wt Name brand $30 > a bottle fork snake oil stuff and dont want to use it again if I dont have > to. $4 < $30 :0) > > -Rich in Newberg OR > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:45 PM, fasteddiecopeman > wrote: > > > > > > > ATF - BIG thumbs UP!!! > > Ed (who's used it for the last 35 years in forks) > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , "Dooden" > > wrote: > > > > > > I got a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC connector.. slide it down and tapped on the two > > sides to seat the seals. > > > > > > Dooden > > > A15 Green Ape > > > > > > If it was me, set some time aside and do both if you have never serviced > > the forks, the oil that KHI puts in them really looked nasty when I did > > mine. > > > > > > Many report ATF works fine, at $4 a quart its my next fluid for a fork > > change. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > - > Rich Decker > > Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty > is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. >

Richard Decker
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[dsn_klr650] another kind of leak

Post by Richard Decker » Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:59 pm

This was sent to me directly, sending to the group. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Charles Dizon Date: Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Another kind of leak To: "richarddecker@..." Yesterday I got home and smell gas. I found out, it's my klr year '07 The leak is coming out of the On/Off/Reserve valve please help me. Thanks Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Richard Decker wrote:
What kinda ATF? Dex3/Merc? Synth? I picked up the ol' 20wt Name brand $30 a bottle fork snake oil stuff and dont want to use it again if I dont have to. $4 < $30 :0) -Rich in Newberg OR On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:45 PM, fasteddiecopeman > wrote: ATF - BIG thumbs UP!!! Ed (who's used it for the last 35 years in forks) --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote: > > I got a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC connector.. slide it down and tapped on the two sides to seat the seals. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape > > If it was me, set some time aside and do both if you have never serviced the forks, the oil that KHI puts in them really looked nasty when I did mine. > > Many report ATF works fine, at $4 a quart its my next fluid for a fork change. > > > -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

transalp 1
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[dsn_klr650] another kind of leak

Post by transalp 1 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:05 pm

Some petcocks are rebuildable. Some are not. Either way, the tank would have to come off the bike and be drained in order to remove the valve and see. In the odd instance there's just a piece of gunk stuck in the o-ring of the plunger inside, you'd sort of be lucky. Cleaning the petcock would fix the leak. Then you'd have to figure out how the gunk got there in the 1st place (rusty/dirty tank??) Arrowhead Fred, do you carry a rebuild kit or know of one (K&L, etc...) ?   If not a new assembly is in order.   eddie    
----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] richarddecker@... [b]To: [/b]DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] 7/9/2010 4:59:38 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Fwd: [DSN_KLR650] Another kind of leak This was sent to me directly, sending to the group. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Charles Dizon Date: Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Another kind of leak To: "richarddecker@..." Yesterday I got home and smell  gas. I found out, it's my klr year '07 The leak is coming out of the On/Off/Reserve valve  please help me. Thanks Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Richard Decker wrote:   What kinda ATF?  Dex3/Merc? Synth? I picked up the ol' 20wt  Name brand $30 a bottle fork snake oil stuff and dont want to use it again if I dont have to.  $4 < $30 :0)   -Rich in Newberg OR On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:45 PM, fasteddiecopeman > wrote:   ATF - BIG thumbs UP!!! Ed (who's used it for the last 35 years in forks) --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote: > > I got a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC connector.. slide it down and tapped on the two sides to seat the seals. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape > > If it was me, set some time aside and do both if you have never serviced the forks, the oil that KHI puts in them really looked nasty when I did mine. > > Many report ATF works fine, at $4 a quart its my next fluid for a fork change. > > >
-- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

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