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[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

If you keep the rpm's up it wont die. It idles right along and then just dies like you shut it off. It is hard starting after that. Any ideas? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, matteeanne@... wrote:

> > If you keep the rpm's up it wont die. It idles right along and then just dies like you shut it

off. It is hard starting after that. Any ideas?

>

Start with pilot jet and valve clearances.

[Spike55]

Start with the easy stuff first, like bad gas, clogged air cleaner, etc. Did it start acting up after a fill-up? Doesn't seem like you let it sit much (11K / one yr). Try some dry gas additive to see if you have water in the carb. You should have cleaned / re-oiling the air cleaner by now too. Do you think any dirt got inside the gas and carb? I agree with Jud, you should have had the valves adjusted at least once and possibly twice in 11K. They valves settle down after that and need checked every 10K or so. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, matteeanne@... wrote: > > If you keep the rpm's up it wont die. It idles right along and then just dies like you shut it off. It is hard starting after that. Any ideas? > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Spike55" wrote:

> > Start with the easy stuff first, like bad gas, clogged air cleaner, etc. > Did it start acting up after a fill-up? Doesn't seem like you let it > sit much (11K / one yr). Try some dry gas additive to see if you have > water in the carb. You should have cleaned / re-oiling the air cleaner > by now too. >

Oh, yeah, what I shoulda said was, "First drain the float bowl to rule out moisture contamination".

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Bingo! Ding ding ding! I drained the tank, float bowl and it seems to be riding fine. Should I go back to the station and complain? Sean Brown Looking for the perfect gift for the wife/Mom/or "the person who has everything?" www.brownsbirdestates.com To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 2:13:55 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: 2008 KLR 11k miles wont idle

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, "Spike55" wrote: > > Start with the easy stuff first, like bad gas, clogged air cleaner, etc. > Did it start acting up after a fill-up? Doesn't seem like you let it > sit much (11K / one yr). Try some dry gas additive to see if you have > water in the carb. You should have cleaned / re-oiling the air cleaner > by now too. > Oh, yeah, what I shoulda said was, "First drain the float bowl to rule out moisture contamination" . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Spike55]

I'm kind of surprised that stations have water getting in their underground gas tanks. In the late 80s-early 90s, all single walled tanks should have been pulled and replaced with double-walled with leak detection in the void between the walls. Also, each tank needs to be leak checked periodically. So, you might be doing them a favor by telling them that water was in the gas. If water can get in the tank, gas can get out and the environmental clean-up costs could wipe them out. Even if they don't have a leaking tank, maybe the water came in with a delivery and the supplier might be adding an "extender" to the loads (all reads the same through the flow meter) or they are the origin of the leak, so someone should be notified. Try to write a letter to the owner not talk to a part-timer behind the counter. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, matteeanne@... wrote: > > Bingo! Ding ding ding! > I drained the tank, float bowl and it seems to be riding fine. Should I go back to the station and complain? > > Sean Brown > Looking for the perfect gift for the wife/Mom/or "the person who has everything?" > www.brownsbirdestates.com matteeanne@... > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jud Jones > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 2:13:55 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: 2008 KLR 11k miles wont idle > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, "Spike55" wrote: > > > > Start with the easy stuff first, like bad gas, clogged air cleaner, etc. > > Did it start acting up after a fill-up? Doesn't seem like you let it > > sit much (11K / one yr). Try some dry gas additive to see if you have > > water in the carb. You should have cleaned / re-oiling the air cleaner > > by now too. > > > > Oh, yeah, what I shoulda said was, "First drain the float bowl to rule out moisture > contamination" . > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Reverend]

I had the same situation with my KLR and it was/is dirt in the floatbowl which makes the float stick. When it does start (no choke,part-open throttle?) does it give you a puff of smoke out the tailpipe? Mine does when it's flooded due to a stuck float. It's time to clean my tank. Reverend

> -----Original Message----- > Behalf Of matteeanne@... > If you keep the rpm's up it wont die. It idles right along and then > just dies like you shut it off. It is hard starting after that. Any > ideas?

[Skypilot]

Go back to the station and say that you drank heavily last night and would like to pee in there tanks so you can help them improve the usefulness of the fuel they sold you. Or,,,, and this might be the more appropriate answer, ask for them to refund the cost of their selling you gas full of water adding that you will cover the cost of the time it took to drain it and make the vehicle run again. Since you didnt have it towed or fixed in a shop you own that part anyways since there is no reciept for services to have them refund. If they refuse then call the state regulatory group that tests and certifies fuel pump equipment and file a complaint. You should look up who this is in your state before going to ask for your refund so you can explain what you intend to do if they refuse the refund. They generaly will refund your money before risking the state coming out to test their tanks and pumps Skypilot

>Bingo! Ding ding ding! >I drained the tank, float bowl and it seems to be riding fine. Should I go

back to the station and complain?

> > Sean Brown

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[Paul Christopherson]

I am having the same problem with my 1999. But I am half way through a tank, so I don't know that it is the gas. Could it be something else? I drained the float bowl, checked all my vaccum lines and fuel lines. Someone suggested it could be the low speed idle jet..... Any suggestions. paul [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[bali_blu]

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