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[hobbhavnklr650]

Just cleaned the oil screen on my 05 KLR with 15K. What I found was typical to everyone else's experience. Plenty of room for oil flow, but a good collection of gasket material round the base of the screen. Posted the pic in the photos section in the folder Idaho KLR. Did not find any metal, so I am hopeful the doohickey will be intact when I change it today. Question. I did find a small nickel-sized pocket of milky oil in a corner of the side cover. All the other oil looked great. Wondering if it is something I should worry about. Keep in mind the bike has been stored all winter and not ridden since October 07. I warmed it up to drain the oil, but that is all. I look at the water pump seal and could not see any problem, but am wondering if since I am into the job, should I replace the seal. Keith Idaho KLR

[Mike Frey]

If all you did was warmed the bike up to change the oil, that sounds normal. The KLR, probably more so than many other bikes, will have condensation until the bike is warmed up to the equivalent of riding it 10 miles or so. Test: Start your bike and run it for about 5 minutes. Shut it off and look at the oil sight glass. It will look like chocolate milk - maybe even foamy. Take it for a 15 minute ride to warm it up thoroughly and look again. Should be gone. Be aware, however, that all KLRs will turn brand new oil dark brown in less than an hour. That's normal, too. Mike hobbhavnklr650 wrote:

> > Just cleaned the oil screen on my 05 KLR with 15K. What I found was > typical to everyone else's experience. Plenty of room for oil flow, > but a good collection of gasket material round the base of the screen. > Posted the pic in the photos section in the folder Idaho KLR. Did not > find any metal, so I am hopeful the doohickey will be intact when I > change it today. > > Question. I did find a small nickel-sized pocket of milky oil in a > corner of the side cover. All the other oil looked great. Wondering if > it is something I should worry about. Keep in mind the bike has been > stored all winter and not ridden since October 07. I warmed it up to > drain the oil, but that is all. > > I look at the water pump seal and could not see any problem, but am > wondering if since I am into the job, should I replace the seal. > > Keith > Idaho KLR > >

[Jeff Saline]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:23:09 -0000 "hobbhavnklr650" writes:

> Just cleaned the oil screen on my 05 KLR with 15K. What I found was > typical to everyone else's experience. Plenty of room for oil flow, > but a good collection of gasket material round the base of the > screen. > Posted the pic in the photos section in the folder Idaho KLR. Did > not > find any metal, so I am hopeful the doohickey will be intact when I > change it today. > > Question. I did find a small nickel-sized pocket of milky oil in a > corner of the side cover. All the other oil looked great. Wondering > if > it is something I should worry about. Keep in mind the bike has > been > stored all winter and not ridden since October 07. I warmed it up > to > drain the oil, but that is all. > > I look at the water pump seal and could not see any problem, but am > wondering if since I am into the job, should I replace the seal. > > Keith > Idaho KLR

<><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><> Keith, If I was working on the bike I'd put it back together. I would monitor the oil color for a few hundred miles but from your description you don't have a problem. 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

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "hobbhavnklr650" wrote:

> Question. I did find a small nickel-sized pocket of milky oil in a > corner of the side cover.

Nothing to worry about. It's normal for moisture to condense inside the engine when the engine cools down from operation. One of the products of combustion is water (the hydrogen in the hydrocarbon fuel combining with oxygen from the air), and while it mostly goes out the exhaust pipe, some (in vapor form) blows by the rings into the crankcase, from thence to escape out the vent or just waft around inside the crankcase until you stop the engine and it cools down and condenses. What's *not* normal is for there to be more water in the crankcase than what you found. This, BTW, is why it's bad to not warm up the engine all the way. You need to get the engine oil hot enough to boil off that water, or it builds up and causes problems. -E

[Stuart Mumford]

> -----Original Message----- > > Is it just me, or does it seem a bit suspicious that the entire > bridge deck > > burned, seemingly all at once, and left the guy wires burning all > across the > > river ... > >

Your tinfoil hat is too tight. Thanks CA Stu A13