marine klr headlight

[martig117@aol.com]

I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors opinions welcomed). Gary A15

[Wayne Pinney]

Gary, Didn't see or notice your important post amongst the 'noise' so my offering may have no relevance or may already have been addressed, but FWIW: my experience with hardened surfaces comes from 'blueprinting' engines. Hardened surfaces on any part I have ever seen (engine related) only affect the item to a depth of a few thousandths of an inch (I'm metrically challenged). Machining these surfaces to alter shape and/or thickness will generally get thru the hardened surface which then requires that the "new" part be re-hardened if the same wear factor is required. JMTCW Wayne 2001 KLR650

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 11:47 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] machined shims > I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post > by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have > been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of > machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final > smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface > would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a > continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second > concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the > bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors > opinions welcomed). > > Gary > A15 > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[Bogdan Swider]

> I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post > by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have > been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of > machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final > smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface > would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a > continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second > concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the > bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors > opinions welcomed). > > Gary > A15 >

Gary, I'll kick in with something else. If you didn't apply anti-seize to the valve cover bolts do it upon the next inspection. Electro-something corrosion. Don't ask how I know. Bogdan

[k650dsn@aol.com]

Does anyone know offhand what headlight and cowl the Marines are using on their KLRs? They look very much like the ones from KLR250s. Has anyone seen a Marine KLR650 up close? What are they using to attach the headlight assebmly? Gino