overcharges battery

[mark ward]

Hey all A freinds 98 shadow, has a leak. the braket that holds down the front (1 bolt) has a leak under it where it cannot be seen or gotten to directly. (weld seam cracked?? The last owner did not use the rubber spacer.) IF! I remember right there was a talk last year, about a liquid coating/treatment, to put inside to seal a pinhole. Mark (west MI.)

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-35525984 p {margin:0;}I've had good luck with plain 'ol J-B Weld. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "mark ward" To: "List KLR" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:13:30 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] gas leak repair   Hey all A freinds 98 shadow, has a leak. the braket that holds down the front (1 bolt) has a leak under it where it cannot be seen or gotten to directly. (weld seam cracked?? The last owner did not use the rubber spacer.) IF! I remember right there was a talk last year, about a liquid coating/treatment, to put inside to seal a pinhole. Mark (west MI.)

[Jeff Saline]

On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT) mark ward writes:

> Hey all > A freinds 98 shadow, has a leak. the braket that holds down the > front (1 bolt) > has a leak under it where it cannot be seen or gotten to directly. > (weld seam cracked?? The last owner did not use the rubber spacer.) > > IF! I remember right there was a talk last year, about a liquid > coating/treatment, to put inside to seal a pinhole. > Mark (west MI.)

Mark, If I was fixing a leak at a bracket I'd probably weld it as the flex/stress in that area might disturb any other repairs. I've used POR-15 fuel tank sealer kits to take care of the inside of tanks. It works wonderfully in my experience. I've never personally used Kream sealer but have seen issues with it when the prep wasn't just perfect. I also think it looks goofy compared to a professionally done seal job or POR-15. I've also used JB Weld or KWIK to fix a leak in a tank. That was a pin hole from rust, not a broken seam. I'm gonna guess the reason the leak cannot be seen or gotten to directly is because the tank is still installed on the bike. : ) Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

I've welded one of Tumu's KLR650 tanks that had a leak under the bracket. I put a bead around the entire bracket to seal it. Mark At 5:58 PM -0600 9/11/10, Jeff Saline wrote:

>If I was fixing a leak at a bracket I'd probably weld it as the >flex/stress in that area might disturb any other repairs.

[Jeffrey]

Glass/AGM batteries are available online for good prices. Shipping is a non-issue since there are no liquid acid issues. Sounds like an easier fix would be just to rig some little device to soak up the overcharging...my lights do this. Run a 65w/75w instead of 55/65. headlight bulb. A cigarette lighter socket could be used for charging cellphone, heated vest, running GPS etc. Jeffrey #3