[dsn_klr650] octane rating.......cylinder out of round..
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:28 pm
My 06 KLR never pings on 89 octane, running in hot Los Angeles, CA
Jeff A20
In a message dated 4/9/2009 2:25:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
hansen.mike@... writes:
Rick I 100% agree with ya. !! here is some info for you Walt:
The octane rating is a measure of the resistance of gasolineand other
fuelsto detonation(engine knocking) in spark-ignitioninterThe octane rating is a
measure of the resistance of gasolineand other fuelsto detonation(engine
knocking) in spark-ignitioninternal combustion engines.
High-performance engines typically have higher compression ratiosand are therefore more
prone to detonation, so they require higher octane fuel. A lower-perfo
The KLR has a 9.8:1 compression ratio. 10.:1 ratio is the level at
which an engine becomes a high compression, therefore requiring 91 octane or
higher fuel. I know my KLR does not ping with 91, but does with any octane
lower. if your looking to save a few pennies at the pump.... buy a moped
!! haha.. were talking about a 6 gallon tank. most of the time, you fuel up
after reserve kicks in. so, 4.5 gallons of fuel thats 6 cents more... no
problem..
-Mike-
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Subject: Re: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Cylinder out of round...
Your bike is either set excessively lean or has large
carbon deposits on the piston top, valves and head.
I would try adjusting the mixture screw. You might
lose an MPG or two but with the less expensive regular
gas the cost per mile should still be less.
Walt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McCauley" To: yaho> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Cylinder out of round... You can all use 87 octane if you want, but my bike gets Shell 93 octane. I have had to put other gas in at different times but I always use the highest octane I can find. My bike rattles like a garbage can full of bolts if i use 87 octane. Rick A17 --- On Thu, 4/9/09, k650 wrote: From: k650 Subject: Re: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Cylinder out of round... To: "Mike Hansen" , "KLR" > Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:35 PM A research octane of 91 is the same as 87 octane at the pump. The method used to arrive at the octane rating is different. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hansen" To: "KLR" Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:05 PM Subject: re: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Cylinder out of round... Synthetic oil stays cooler, doesnt reach as high of temps that mineral oil do. On your left side cover, were it has your info tag/plate for the bike. tires size,spark plug,gap, oil, etc... it also says fuel= Gasloine with research octane 91 min. now, The oil issue, If your running close to redline for 500 miles , I would want to keep my engine as cool as possible , so synthetic would help. with the Fuel. its Kawasaki's recommendation. -Mike- ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: revmaaatin To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 9:42:47 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [DSN_KLR650] Cylinder out of round... --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, Mike Hansen wrote: SNIP if your running 5k+ RPM's . You should be using synthetic engine oil. Plus, not sure what fuel you feed your engine, but 91 Octane is required. > > -Mike- > Hi Mike, Just curious. How did you come to this conclusion that synthetic should be used. How did you conclude that 91 Octane is required. Substantiation please. =without conjecture and postulation of an arbitrary thesis caveat: humor with verbose conjecture allowed as long as the KLR "F" word (farkle) is used repeatedly. revmaaatin. always curious why my bike runs just fine at 5Krpms on 87/85 octane and dino oil--not that I have anything against syn products--I use them in the car [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------ --------- --------- ------ List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews. com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/ klr650faq. html Member Map at: _http://www.frappr._ (http://www.frappr./) com/dsnklr650Yah oo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------ --------- --------- ------ List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews. com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/ klr650faq. html Member Map at: _http://www.frappr._ (http://www.frappr./) com/dsnklr650Yah oo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************New Deals on Dell Netbooks Now starting at $299 (A HREF=http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575 ... r=http:%2F %2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213771973%3B35379628%3Bw) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]