loosing oil in southern argentina

[chris kelty]

is anyone from KLR list going to this event in Amado, AZ in April ? www.overlandexpo.com I signed up and I'm excited ! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

Despite the fact that this event might be of interest to members, this post sure does have a spammish feel.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, chris kelty wrote: > > is anyone from KLR list going to this event in Amado, AZ in April ? www.overlandexpo.com I signed up and I'm excited ! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Fred Hink]

Usually when a gasket blows out it is usually because the case cover bolts have come loose. More than likely your gasket will be deformed and you might get it to stay back where it is supposed to be but more than likely it will find it's way out again. Your best bet is to replace that gasket as soon as you can and in the mean time keep an eye on those case bolt to be sure they are staying tight. You can use a gasket sealer if you must but that sure creates a whole lot more work when you have to scrape off the gasket and the sealer. Running your engine low on oil because of a leak or because of use is never a good idea. Good luck and let us all know how it goes. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of duglessleer Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:59 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Loosing oil in southern Argentina I have ridden my 06 KLR650 from California to the bottom of Argentina.I have had a few problems.Broken upper subframe bolts,engine stopping and not starting(I now think it was bad gas a couple times),and now loosing oil.The last several days the bike has run good.But a week ago I took it to a Honda dealer because it was leaking oil.Puddles.We changed the counter shaft seal.I thought it was fixed.The next day I am low on oil again.Now 200 miles from anything except a gas station,I see part of the clutch case cover gasket sticking up.It is above the oil filter and about 1 1/2" long.I loosened the cover bolts and push it back into place,then re tighten the bolts.Finally fixed?No.The next 600 miles I used about 1 1/2 liters.And the cheap oil is $9 a liter.My chain and brake disc are not oily anymore though.And my exhaust does not appear to be oily.It is not blowing blue smoke that I can tell.It's a clear exhaust when I start it.I don't have puddles when I stop anymo re.I have seen a few drips from the breather hose. The bleeding has slowed.Maybe because I have limited my speed to 60 MPH to see if it would help.But I would like to have some idea of what I am dealing with.I started the trip with 10,000 miles and now have 24,000 miles.I have had negligible oil usage until 1000 miles ago.And it started all at once. Below is my KLR forum thread crying about my other problems. http://www.klrforum.com/showthread.php?t=10146 http://www.klrforum.com/showthread.php?t=10146&page=2> &page=2 And below here is my thread from ADVrider about my trip: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641039 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]