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[cav_wolverine]

with all the talk of fork oil level, can I ask what does compressed mean? does it mean compressed all the way or compressed with my weight on the bike, etc?

[Walter Mitty]

With the fork in the configuration to check the oil the caps will be off and the springs will be out. The forks can be fully extended or compress just by sliding them in or out by hand. Both my manuals (base and supplement) call for the oil level to be check fully compressed. There was some discussion on this and I didn't catch the outcome. cav_wolverine wrote: with all the talk of fork oil level, can I ask what does compressed mean? does it mean compressed all the way or compressed with my weight on the bike, etc? Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html 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.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bogdan Swider]

> With the fork in the configuration to check the oil the caps will be off and > the springs will be out. The forks can be fully extended or compress just by > sliding them in or out by hand. Both my manuals (base and supplement) call for > the oil level to be check fully compressed. There was some discussion on this > and I didn't catch the outcome.

Yeah, they're supposed to be compressed but......Maybe three years ago, during a tech session, me and another klrista put in new seals. Then with the forks EXTENDED we measured the level for the new oil using the spray bottle top and straw method. At some future time I learned that we should have measured with the forks compressed. Since nothing was leaking we put off measuring again and pouring our the excess oil. Well....years have past. Neither of us have had any trouble as a result of this goof up and the bikes don't ride harshly. Guess there's a lot of tolerance as to fork oil level. Bogdan, who - of course - doesn't recommend you do it this way

[Jeff Khoury]

In the Coast Guard, we ran JP5 in the diesel engines on the ship as well as in the Volvo-Penta powered RHIBs. It works fine. It allowed us to carry one fuel for the Main Gas Turbines, the Main Diesels, the RHIBs and the Emergency Generator Turbines.

----- Original Message ----- From: "revmaaatin" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:54:33 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: More Diesel KLR News Try this if you have a taste for diesel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol0q7cCPCZ0&feature=fvst note: kerosene is higher refined diesel. I ran jet fuel in my diesel pickup without 'complaint'. Some ag plane turbines use diesel; the time between overhall is 1/2 as I recall. revmaaatin. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Jeff Khoury wrote: > > I concur. Diesels are very fuel efficient, but you'll have huge torque but lower horsepower and a lower rev limit. It's all a tradeoff. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Frey" > To: "List KLR" < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:34:20 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] More Diesel KLR News > > > > > > > The USMC diesel KLR, which the Scimitar is an example of, actually does > get over 100 mpg. > > On 4/25/2012 8:59 AM, Kevin Powers wrote: > > > > 45 km/l equal 105 mpg. > > > > Hmmm, where is my bs detector? > > > > On Apr 25, 2012, at 2:22 AM, Lourd Baltimore > > < lourd_baltimore@... > wrote: > > > > > > > http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/motorcycles/altius-scimitar-india-diesel-670cc-motorcycle-on-off-road-58677/ > > > > > > Not a bad looking bike, IMO. > > > The comments on the simplicity of the engine are interesting. > > > > > > Coming soon to a dealer (in India) near you... > > > > > > Josh > > > . > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >

[montequint]

I don't remember where I learned it but I used the pick-up tube and spray nozzle off the common spray bottle of what ever was empty and handy. Measure out a bit more fluid than actually needed then trim the pick up tube to the proper level required.Pump a couple times in to a rag to achieve exact level. Gotta measure it properly once but then use the handy, nearly free, fork oil leveling tool. Best to all, Monte