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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2001 4:37 pm
by Dave
Hi Everyone
Back in England, when I was much younger, a group of us to ride around on on DT 125 and 250, about every six months or so we use to dismantle our bikes and toy around, adjusting this that and the other and giving them a good clean. Now I admit these were 2 strokes, so burnt alot more oil, which use to build up in the exhaust. To remedy this we use to buy "Caustic Soda", remove the exhaust, plug one end up. mix the soda with hot water, and pour into the exhaust. leave for 30 minutes, allowing for the "CS" to burn and loosen the carbon build up.Then drain and flush through. It was amazing how much crude and crap would come out of the exhaust.
My KLR has'nt been visited by tweety as yet, so I have had no need to try and see if it is the actual build up of carbon that cause's this highly annoying sound.
Has anyone tried this, or something similar?
TIA
Dave
Salem OR
KLR 650
Green Spit Fire
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2001 4:58 pm
by gtx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:37 PM
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> Hi Everyone
>
> Back in England, when I was much younger, a group of us to ride around on
on DT 125 and 250, about every six months or so we use to dismantle our
bikes and toy around, adjusting this that and the other and giving them a
good clean. Now I admit these were 2 strokes, so burnt alot more oil, which
use to build up in the exhaust. To remedy this we use to buy "Caustic Soda",
remove the exhaust, plug one end up. mix the soda with hot water, and pour
into the exhaust. leave for 30 minutes, allowing for the "CS" to burn and
loosen the carbon build up.Then drain and flush through. It was amazing how
much crude and crap would come out of the exhaust.
>
> My KLR has'nt been visited by tweety as yet, so I have had no need to try
and see if it is the actual build up of carbon that cause's this highly
annoying sound.
Has anyone tried this, or something similar?
only the once on guess what a DT250MX (81)
My mot is coming up next month ,and I need a way to quieten it down.
The pipe on it at the moment is a predator?
any ideas?
KLR600
Gary
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:03 pm
by dangus@rmi.net
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "gtx" wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:37 PM
> Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re-Tweet Tweet, Tweet
>
> Has anyone tried this, or something similar?
>
>
> only the once on guess what a DT250MX (81)
> My mot is coming up next month ,and I need a way to quieten it down.
> The pipe on it at the moment is a predator?
> any ideas?
> KLR600
>
> Gary
Earplugs..........................
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2001 6:47 am
by Ted Palmer
Gary wrote:
[...]
> only the once on guess what a DT250MX (81)
> My mot is coming up next month ,and I need a way to quieten it down.
> The pipe on it at the moment is a predator?
> any ideas?
Which has the Predator, the DT or KLR?
Either way, how rebuildable is the Predator?
A wound-up roll of chickenwire stuffed down with a broomstick
can do sufficient restriction to pass some tests if the muffler is
not an easily disassembled type.
Just leave enough chickenwire so you can pull it out again.
Mister_T
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2001 8:51 am
by Kris Christie
So ture, so true!
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