more coolant info...

[killerklr650@aol.com]

Fellow KLRists, I've been signed off of the list for a while, but have come to realized I need to be on this list for my sanity if nothing else. Here's my problem: On my way to see the races at Road America last weekend my KLR quit running! Actually, It will sit an idle, but if I touch the throttle it dies. If I choke it it will idle up to 3000 rpm, but if I touch the throttle while on choke it still dies. I'm stumped, I disassembled the carb completely 4 times looking for gunk in any orifice, but nothing everything looks spot on. Any ideas, I could really use some advise. On the brighter side, my wife wasn't doing anything important(besides work) so she picked the bike and I up and I jumped on the Hawk GT and still made it to Road America. Just one bit of advise, Hawk's make for crappy 350 mile a day tourers, my rear still hurts. Thanks, Darrick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[zootpatutie]

I'd be thinking restricted air intake, torn carby slide diaphragm or valve clearance problems. Will it rev without the air cleaner on? Check the valve sprocket alignment to see that you haven't skipped a tooth. Todd A9

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 6:33 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] A funny thing happened on the way to Road America-HELP! > Fellow KLRists, > > I've been signed off of the list for a while, but have come to realized I > need to be on this list for my sanity if nothing else. > > Here's my problem: > > On my way to see the races at Road America last weekend my KLR quit running! > Actually, It will sit an idle, but if I touch the throttle it dies. If I > choke it it will idle up to 3000 rpm, but if I touch the throttle while on > choke it still dies. I'm stumped, I disassembled the carb completely 4 times > looking for gunk in any orifice, but nothing everything looks spot on. Any > ideas, I could really use some advise. > > On the brighter side, my wife wasn't doing anything important(besides work) > so she picked the bike and I up and I jumped on the Hawk GT and still made it > to Road America. Just one bit of advise, Hawk's make for crappy 350 mile a > day tourers, my rear still hurts. > > Thanks, > > Darrick > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >

[Stuart Mumford]

> ________________________________________________________________________ > > Fellow KLRists, > > I've been signed off of the list for a while, but have come to realized I > need to be on this list for my sanity if nothing else. > > Here's my problem: > > On my way to see the races at Road America last weekend my KLR > quit running! > Actually, It will sit an idle, but if I touch the throttle it dies. If I > choke it it will idle up to 3000 rpm, but if I touch the throttle > while on > choke it still dies. I'm stumped, I disassembled the carb > completely 4 times > looking for gunk in any orifice, but nothing everything looks > spot on. Any > ideas, I could really use some advise.

~snip~ Hey Darrick, did you just fill your gas tank about 3 or 4 miles before this happened? I know this sounds wacky, but are you sure you didn't fill up with diesel? I have seen this happen once and heard of it happening twice, and what you have describes are the _exact_ same symptoms that happen to a diesel filled KLR. Failing that, I would suggest starting the bike and letting it idle while removing the fuel line from the petcock and seeing if you have good fuel folw out of the tank. Good Luck Stu Mumford Riverside CA

[RM]

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Stuart Mumford wrote:

>I have seen this happen once and heard of it happening twice, and what >you have describes are the _exact_ same symptoms that happen to a diesel >filled KLR.

Diagnosis: start bike and sniff tailpipe. RM

[RM]

Not as exciting as an oil-level thread, but here is a little more info on coolants. We've discussed coolants in the past but we've never reached a consensus... http://makeashorterlink.com/?V6BF13B01 The Zerex Racing coolant sounds like just the ticket for the summer months.