oil consumption 08 klr

[Mike Hilton]

Thanks for the +1 on Jeff Saline.  I would say that he is a Good Guy, but I know he would be listening......   I became acquainted with Jeff through the OKAirhead Gatherings at John & Lynda Woods and the Red Earth Tech Day.  He is a little weird about wanting to sleep with a Whoopee cushion... I will keep the list posted. Mike Hilton

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] cycletip@... [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:33 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [DSN_KLR650] Re: Oil Consumption 08 KLR   I plan on riding this hard for the first thousand > miles or so. If it doesn't blow up or develop high volume oil use I plan > on switching to Amsoil synthetic M/C oil. I not sure if 2 thousand miles > is enough to have the rings set in or not. I would appreciate input as > to when synthetic oil is recommended. Will keep the list updated on the > progress. I will have to say, that a supportive dealer makes all > difference. My bike was purchased at McKinney Honda, Ruston, LA. > > Michael Hilton > Mike, > > My guess is you should wait at least until 1,500 smiles before switching > to synthetic. Once you do switch it might be worthwhile to check seal > integrity (countershaft seal) as sometimes you get leaks when changing to > synthetic. > > Jeff Saline __________________________________________________________ +1 on what Jeff says. I'd go even longer to the second oil change or more. Glad to hear you have good dealer support. Think I remember seeing something about a dealer bulletin on late model KLR's using excessive oil. You might look / search for it to keep handy just in case.

[hjogden]

Had an unpleasant experience today when the fuel petcock outlet spigot (where the hose to the carb connects) popped out. Could have been worse I suppose. Does anyone know what is supposed to hold this thing in? Something with such a potential for serious problems should, in my mind, have a positive means of locking in place. I can't see anything there - am I missing something? Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks Hal in Halifax