vacuum lock / bleeding coolant
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:57 am
Hiya Stephen.
When I changed coolant in mine, I pulled the thermostat housing and
thermostat and filled it through the rad till coolant ran out of the opening
That was 14,000 miles ago and though it is probably not the right way to
bleed the system, it worked for me. This is also a good time to put in a new
thermostat.
The bolt in the post that you are talking about, holds the spring against
the the cam chain tensioner. As long as you did not loosen the two little
bolts at the base of the post, you should be ok, just check for oil leaks.
If you loosened the two little bolts, you will need to reset the tensioner
so it don't over tighten the cam chain. This is easy to do once you see what
it looks like in a manual.
Hope this helps.
Eric
-------Original Message-------
From: Stephen Rudolph
Date: 3/2/2008 8:03:29 AM
To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] vacuum lock / bleeding coolant
I remove the water pump impeller, only about a quart of coolant came out and
the reservoir did not go down at all. I put the coolant back into the
reservoir thinking the level would drop when I started the KLR650 or when
the thermostat opened up but nothing moved. I am looking for a bleeder valve
to let air in so the coolant can flow to the water pump. Where is it?
Also, I found a large bolt in the center of a post that is right in front of
the starter motor. I removed it thinking it might be the bleeder valve, but
a spring popped out. I put it back and returned the bolt. Did I mess
anything up?
Thank you!
sdrudolph@...
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