battery rehab question

[jeffstang05]

ok i totally cant get my bike to start if its below 45 or 50 degrees after it starts it runs great I have cleaned the carb checked alot of stuff has anybody with a older klr had any problems with the kacr?I almost believe thats my problem after its running its fine but starting acts like no compression I did remove the spring on the kacr but it didnt seem to affect it one way or another starting fluid doesnt even have a effect on it but like I said after its running it runs like a champ no smoke plenty of power no signs of a worn engine and after its warm it continues to start right up wich if it was a valve to tight it seems like my problem starting would be the other way around. has anybody totally disconnected the kacr for any extended amount of time.

[RobertWichert]

Starting fluid doesn't help?  Ether, right?  Doesn't help?  Bizarre. Must be electrical, but if it turns over, I give up. The idea that there is a certain "cranking speed" necessary to get it to fire is ether: 1)    hogwash or 2)    related to the compression release WITHOUT a compression release, one revolution will start an engine.  If not, old Harleys would NEVER start. Robert P. Wichert ========================================================

On 3/1/2010 2:37 PM, jeffstang05 wrote:   ok i totally cant get my bike to start if its below 45 or 50 degrees after it starts it runs great I have cleaned the carb checked alot of stuff has anybody with a older klr had any problems with the kacr?I almost believe thats my problem after its running its fine but starting acts like no compression I did remove the spring on the kacr but it didnt seem to affect it one way or another starting fluid doesnt even have a effect on it but like I said after its running it runs like a champ no smoke plenty of power no signs of a worn engine and after its warm it continues to start right up wich if it was a valve to tight it seems like my problem starting would be the other way around. has anybody totally disconnected the kacr for any extended amount of time.

[mark ward]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote:

> > Starting fluid doesn't help? Ether, right? Doesn't help? Bizarre. > > Must be electrical, but if it turns over, I give up. > > The idea that there is a certain "cranking speed" necessary to get it to > fire is ether: > 1) hogwash or > 2) related to the compression release > > WITHOUT a compression release, one revolution will start an engine. If > not, old Harleys would NEVER start. > > > > > Robert P. Wichert > > > ======================================================== > > On 3/1/2010 2:37 PM, jeffstang05 wrote: > > > > ok i totally cant get my bike to start if its below 45 or 50 degrees > > after it starts it runs great I have cleaned the carb checked alot of > > stuff has anybody with a older klr had any problems with the kacr?I > > almost believe thats my problem after its running its fine but > > starting acts like no compression I did remove the spring on the kacr > > but it didnt seem to affect it one way or another starting fluid > > doesnt even have a effect on it but like I said after its running it > > runs like a champ no smoke plenty of power no signs of a worn engine > > and after its warm it continues to start right up wich if it was a > > valve to tight it seems like my problem starting would be the other > > way around. has anybody totally disconnected the kacr for any extended > > amount of time. > >

If you are certain that it is temp related, I would: 1. look at the enriching circuit, ie, it is not enriching (usually more needed at lower temps, and 2. make sure you did not have a dirty or overserviced airfilter. 3. That you did not have an air leak or a sloppy joint (airleak) on both sides of the carb. revmaaatin. 4. proper sparkplug, proper gap.