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I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9992563@N08/6106655143/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks Ken. ________________________________ From: Ken Tubbs To: David Nichols Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? Yeah, that's it. I'd clean it out with a piece of wire. Ken

On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 1:15 PM, David Nichols wrote: > >I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/9992563@N08/6106655143/ > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Ken WestRidge@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I'd get a piece of stiff wire and roto-rooter it clear. Safety wire, slender coat hanger wire or even a large paperclip straightened out should do. Got some brake cleaner? Spray a bit of that in the hole to loosen the crud then try compressed air again. eddie

> [Original Message] > From: David Nichols > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/2/2011 4:15:28 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? > > I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose

on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged.

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Watch out for brake cleaner on very hot surfaces.... can generate deadly gases. http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm ________________________________ From: eddie To: David Nichols ; KLR650 list DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? I'd get a piece of stiff wire and roto-rooter it clear. Safety wire, slender coat hanger wire or even a large paperclip straightened out should do. Got some brake cleaner? Spray a bit of that in the hole to loosen the crud then try compressed air again. eddie

> [Original Message] > From: David Nichols > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 9/2/2011 4:15:28 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? > > I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose

on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged.

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//Watch out for brake cleaner on very hot surfaces.... can generate deadly gases.// It can also turn in to a stochiometric mixture of flammible vapor and go *bang*! with a very small spark. It can be quite entertaining. Or dangerous. Or both. ________________________________ From: eddie < transalp1@... > To: David Nichols < david.r.nichols@... >; KLR650 list < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 1:42 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? I'd get a piece of stiff wire and roto-rooter it clear. Safety wire, slender coat hanger wire or even a large paperclip straightened out should do. Got some brake cleaner? Spray a bit of that in the hole to loosen the crud then try compressed air again. eddie

> [Original Message] > From: David Nichols < david.r.nichols@... > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Date: 9/2/2011 4:15:28 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Drain hole for sparkplug? > > I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose

on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged.

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I'm surprised that the hole is plugged up with that "show room" quality engine. I'd use the wire first to make sure I can get through there. If you break the log jam, look at the wire: wire oily = brake cleaner is the next step; wire clean = compressed air will blow the rocks out. If you can't push the wire through the hole, try a bigger wire (Jaws). Hate to think that casting process didn't provide an access hole. Don R100, A6F (x2)

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, David Nichols wrote: > > I thought I read that there is a drain hole just below the coolant hose on the right side of the engine that allows water to drain out of the spark plug area. See photo linked below for what I'm talking about. If that's what this is, how do you unplug it? I tried to blow compressed air into this and it's definetly plugged. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9992563@N08/6106655143/ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >